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CCT 4, 37, BM 113406 (P358700)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 37, BM 113406 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358700 |
| Museum no. | BM 113406 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 puzur4-a-szur] | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma [sa3-ba]-si2#-a-ma | Speak, thus Sabasia: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 ni-ka3-si2-[ka3?] | my name is Nikasi |
| 4 | sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni | As to what you wrote me: |
| 5 | i-na wa-s,a?!-[i]-a szu-[x (x)] | in my arms ... |
| 6 | isz-ti2 a-da-da [x]-x | with Adada ... |
| 7 | a-szar dam-qu2 [...] li | Where good ... |
| 8 | a-na-kam _e2_-ti2 [...] ni | “Why is my house ...? |
| 9 | puzur4-su2-en6 ik-[x]-in | Puzur-Suen ... |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma bi x [(x)] | Thus I: ... |
| 11 | sza puzur4-a-szur t,up-[pa2-am] | of Puzur-Assur, the tablet |
| 12 | sza ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz | of the karim, the kaniš, |
| 13 | u2-ka3-al a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ | he shall hold, together with the silver |
| 14 | sza {d}iszkur usz-ta-bu-u2 | that Adad had caused to die, |
| 15 | ma-ma-an la2 i-t,a2-hi-u2 | no one shall be negligent. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hi a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the other side of the river he crossed, and |
| 2 | t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im# | Tablet of the kalû-offering |
| 3 | sza i-na be2-te2-e am-tim | which in the middle of the sea |
| 4 | wa-ar-dim a-di2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | the apprentice as much as silver |
| 5 | tu3-usz-ta-bu-u2-ma | you have sat, and |
| 6 | qa2-at-ka3 sza-ak-na-at-ni | are placed in your hands. |
| 7 | ma-ma-an | nobody |
| 8 | la2 i-t,a2-hi-u2 isz-ti2 | they will not pay back. |
| 9 | ba-ti2-qi2-im sze2-bi4-lam | send me! |
| 10 | u3 a-szu-mi3 t,up-pi2-im | and my name on the tablet |
| 11 | sza i-tur4-dingir | belonging to Itur-ilum, |
| 12 | sza a-na-kam ta-ta-wu-ni | that you said to me, |
| 13 | qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-[at] | May your hand grasp |
| 14 | te2-er-ta#-ka3 li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 15 | ma-[...] | ... ... |
| 16 | ta-[...] | You ... |
Sources & licences
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