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CCT 4, 31, BM 113338 (P358687)

Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	CCT 4, 31, BM 113338
ID	P358687
Museum no.	BM 113338
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 bu-za-zu qi2-bi-ma	Speak to your servant:
2	[um]-ma# a-szur-i-di2-in u3 be-la2-num-ma	Thus Assur-iddin and Bēlanum
3	a-na-kam i-na {d}utu-szi	herewith with Šamaš
4	be-la2-num e-ru-ba-ni na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ka3	Bēlānum, who entered your message,
5	il5-we-da-ku isz-ta-me-ma	He heard (this) and
6	a-na-kam a-na a-szur-tak2-la2-ku	Why to Assur-taklāku?
7	ni-iq-bi4-ma um-ma ne2-nu-ma#	we spoke, thus we:
8	a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe3-er-tim sza bu-[za-zu]	Amala, the messenger of Buzuzu
9	4(u)? _tug2 hi-a_ li-qe2 gi-mi3-il5-[szu]	40(?) garments may he take as his gift
10	la2-qa2-am la2 i-mu-a um-ma	“It is taken, it has not yet been seen. Thus says
11	il5-we#-da-ku-ma a-na ma-ma-[an]	I am ilwedāku, and to nobody
12	la2 tu-sa2!-la2-a a-na-ku a-la2-qe2-ma	Do not take (it) away! I will take it and
13	a-ga-mi3-il5-szu _tug2 hi-a_ il5-qe2-ma	Agamilšu the garment took, and
14	isz-ti2 te2-er-ti2-szu-ma a-na sza-la2-tu3-ar	From his extispicy for the šalātūru
15	usz-te2-bi4-il5-szu-nu um-ma szu-ut-ma	he sent them, thus he:
16	i-na tu3-a-ar si2-ka3-tim	at the turning of the yoke
17	lu _uruda_ lu _ku3-babbar_ sza i-na	either copper or silver that in
18	[ba]-ab2-ti2-szu ni-ma-hu-ru	we will receive his inheritance.
19	lu _uruda_ 4(disz) li-[me n?] 6(disz) me-[at]	or copper, 4 eponymy(s), n+600
reverse
1	sza am-hu-ru [...]	which I received
2	[...]
3	a-na-di2 lu! _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_	I shall pay. The price of the garment
4	[sza] u2-[sa2?]-s,i-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ [5(disz) _ma-na_ u2]	who brought the silver, 5 minas of grass
5	1(u) _ma-na_ sza e-pu-szu i-na# [sza _tug2?] hi-a_	10 minas of which I made, from the garment(?)
6	a-na-szi2-szu-um szu-ma sa2-ah-ra-ku	“Ašišum, that is mine, I am a saḫrāmû.
7	be-la2-num a-t,a2-ra-ad a-na-kam	O Bēlānum, what have I done?
8	mi3-ma lu-mu-un li-bi4-im	Whatever the lord of the mountains,
9	la2 i-szu-a-kum u2 ik-ri-ba-am	he will not hold you back, and I will pray to you.
10	pa2-szu ub-lam a-ma-kam	“He brought his mouth to me,
11	a-wa-tim t,a2-ba-tim	favorable words
12	la2-pi3-ta-szu-ma _sza3-ba_ li-bu-szu	his limbs, and the heart of his liver
13	u2-sza-ar-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_	he shall pay, and the silver at 10 minas
14	me-eh-ra-at _uruda_ sza i-na	a piece of copper, which in
15	ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 ni-la2-qe2-u2	we shall take from you.
16	u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum a-na bu-za-zu	I will send you to your house.
17	qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur-i-di2-[ma]	Thus Assur-idi:
18	a-na-kam a-ta-wa-kum	“Why did I ask you,
19	[um]-ma# a-na-ku-ma ma-ma-an	Thus I: "Nobody
20	[sza]-zu-uz-tam2 isz-ti2-szu la2 tu3-sza-za-az	You will not raise a claim against him.
left
1	[sza-zu]-uz-tam2 isz-ti2-szu ri x dam t,e2-em-szu	a gift from him ... wife of his report
2	[x x] x a-s,e2-ri-szu ta-er-ma _sza3-ba_	... his field you return, and the heart
3	[a]-na# te2-er-ti2-ka3 i-na-hi-id	he will add to your account.

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