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CCT 4, 22, BM 113391 (P358668)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 22, BM 113391 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358668 |
| Museum no. | BM 113391 |
| 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] szu-be-lim u2 im?-[di2-lim] | to Šubelim and Imdilim |
| 2 | [qi2-bi4]-ma um-ma szu-ku?-x-[x-ma] | Speak! Thus Šuku- |
| 3 | [a-hu]-u2-a be-lu-a a-tu3-nu | My brother, my lord, you are indeed! |
| 4 | a-na u2-um e-t,a2-ri-im | in lieu of the stolen property |
| 5 | et,-ra-ni a-la2-nu-ku-nu | “I want to go to you,’ |
| 6 | ma-nam i-szu a-na-kam# | Why is he there? |
| 7 | _dumu_ zi-ka-a u2-na-ni | son of Zikāya, he smote |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er! ki-a-ma [x] x x | the aṣer camp like |
| 9 | u2-sza-la2-ak-ma sza# [x] | he shall pay, and that of ... |
| 10 | i-sze2-e-u2 da-nu-tam2 | a strong one, |
| 11 | e ta-wu-a lim-da-ma | “Let me learn the ways of Tawwua! |
| 12 | la2 i-da-nam as,-ba-su2-ma | he did not give, seized him, and |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 14 | [u2]-la2 pu-ru-us u2-la2 | “It is too much, it is too little, I’t know how much it is! |
| 15 | [sze2]-szi2-ib pa2-ra-sa3#-am# | he sat on the dais of Parasam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [u3] sze2#!-szu-ba#-am la2 i-mu-a | and the šēshuba-tax he did not pay |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 3 | sza wa-ni-u2-tim u2 _ku3-babbar_ | of the future and silver |
| 4 | _1(disz) ma-[na] 2(disz) ma-na_ | 1 mina 2 minas |
| 5 | la2 tu3-asz-ta-ag-mi3-ra-ni | do not abandon me! |
| 6 | i-zi-iz i-na _gir2_ | he stood at the foot |
| 7 | sza a-szur ta-am-a-am | of Aššīr ... |
| 8 | i-na a-mu-tim la2 a-wu-a-ku-ni | Without you, |
| 9 | ta-ma-a-am la2 i-mu-a | “You do not know, |
| 10 | u2-na-ni a-ba-u2-a be-lu#-[a] | My father, my lord |
| 11 | [a]-tu3-nu i-zi-za-a-ma | they stood, and |
| 12 | t,up#-pa2-am sza ka3-ri#-[im] | Tablet of the kalû-festival |
| 13 | [li]-qe2-a ab2-[ka3-nim] | may he take the cows |
| 14 | [x x] x ri [...] | ... ... |
| 15 | [x x] er x [...] | ... tears ... |
| 16 | [...] _tug2_ ub-la2-[...] | ... the garment ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-la2-ti2-a li-zi-iz | May my ... stand |
| 2 | [...] la2 u2-na-a-ni | ... he did not give to him |
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