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CCT 3, 38, BM 113459 (P358605)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 38, BM 113459 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358605 |
| Museum no. | BM 113459 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ha-nu u2 ba-zi-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Hanu and Baziya! |
| 2 | um-ma szu-{d}en-lil2-ma | Thus Šū-Enlil: |
| 3 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u2 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 2 kutānu-garments, 18 minas |
| 4 | _an-na_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the lead, 5 minas of silver |
| 5 | i-na a-lim{ki} it-bu-lu-ma | in the city he fled, and |
| 6 | puzur2-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | Puzur-Assur, son of Alahim |
| 7 | u2-sze2-li?-a-ma / _e2_ | he raised up, and the house |
| 8 | id-nu-it / e-zi-ib | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments. |
| 9 | u2-ru-ub lu-qu2-tim szi2-a-ti | the outskirts of that city |
| 10 | sa3-ni-qa2-ma _igi_ 3(disz) szi2-be-e | is sa-ni-qāma, and 3 šibê-measures |
| 11 | uz2-ni / pi3-te2-a u2 pa2-ni | “My flesh, my mouth, my face, |
| 12 | {d}iszkur-_gal_ u2 la2-qe2-ep | Iškur-rabi I shall take. |
| 13 | szu-up-ra-ma / mi3-ma | Send me! What |
| 14 | i-ra-de8-u2-ni | they will bring to me. |
| 15 | la2 e-zi-bu-nim / ha-ra-ni | “Let them not be left, let them not come to me! |
| 16 | szu-nu-ti2 / u2-qa2-a | these he sat down. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ba-zi-a / qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Baziya |
| 2 | a-di2 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3#-babbar_ | together with 5/6 mina of silver |
| 3 | mi3-szu-um / a-ti2-me-el!?-ki!?-a | whose name is Ati-melkia |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am / ki-ma | you wrote me, like |
| 5 | li-la2-ku-ni / ti2-de8-e | Let them come to you, let them bring it to me! |
| 6 | i-na na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ka3 | in your letter |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ a-na _dumu_ la2-li-im | 1 mina 10 shekels for the son of Lalum |
| 8 | di2-in a-na-ku 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | I am a judge, 1 1/2 mina |
| 9 | u2-ka3-il5-szu-um-ma / lu-mu-un | (Sum) The lord is the one who holds him back (Akk) He keeps hold of him, let me be the king |
| 10 | li-bi4-im / i-szu-a-am | (Sum) My heart ... (Akk) The heart of ... |
| 11 | a-hi-di2-ir!-ma / mi3-ma | “Ahi-di’irma, what |
| 12 | na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ka3 | of your supplication |
| 13 | u2-ka3-li-im-szu-ma | he held him back, and |
| 14 | a-di2 3(u) u2-ni-ih-szu | as far as 30 unihšu |
| 15 | a-wi-lum2 a-ta / la2 ti2-de8-e | (Sum) The man does not know the water. (Akk) You do not know what the water is. |
| 16 | a-ni a-bu-sza-lim | Anu, Abu-šallim |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-hu-ka3 / u2-na-hi-id | (Sum) My brother, you are the one who smite(?) your brother (Akk) Your brother is the one that smites your brother |
| 2 | u2 na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 / na-szi2 | and the našpētu-gift he brought. |
| 3 | a-di2 1(u) u4-me-e u2-za-ka3 | until the 10th day he will clear it |
| 4 | a-pa2-te2 | |
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