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CCT 4, 19, BM 115189 (P358659)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 19, BM 115189 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358659 |
| Museum no. | BM 115189 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur-la-ma-si2-ma | Thus Assur-lamassi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | to Aššīr-imitti’s |
| 3 | i-ri-szi2-im u3 la2-qe2-pi2-im | he will pay back and take it. |
| 4 | a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-imitti, |
| 5 | szi2-im _tug2_ ra-qi2-ti2-a u3 3(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2 | the price of my raqītu-garment and 3 hi-ti textiles |
| 6 | e-zi-ba-ku-um / um-ma | Ezibānum, thus: |
| 7 | a-na-ku-ma qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | I am a warrior, |
| 8 | sza a-bi-ni si2-ra-am | of our father, a širam |
| 9 | u3 it-qu2-ra-am | and itquram, |
| 10 | pu-t,u3-ur-ma | Release, and |
| 11 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 12 | a-s,e2-ri-a sze2-bi-lam | send me to the steppe! |
| 13 | a-ta la2 tu3-usz-te2-bi4-lam | Do not send me from the water! |
| 14 | a-pu-tum qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | the apsûtu-disease of the middle |
| 15 | si2-ra-am u3 it-qu2-ra-am | it is a sīrām and a itqūru-disease. |
| 16 | szu-ma e-ri-szum pa2-ni | If a man’s face |
| 17 | isz-ti2-szu sze2-bi-lam szu-ma | Send him with him! That is |
| 18 | la2-qe2-pu-um pa2-ni isz-ti | “I have taken my face from |
| 19 | la2-qe2-pi2-im sze2-bi-lam | Send me a copy! |
| 20 | a-pu-tum e la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-lam-ma | You did not send me the apsûtu-plant, |
| 21 | li-bi-i e tu3-sza-am-ri-is, | “Let your heart be appeased, |
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