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CCT 4, 41, BM 113514 (P358708)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 41, BM 113514 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358708 |
| Museum no. | BM 113514 |
| 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 a-mur-isz-tar | to Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | u3 szu-a-nim um-ma | and Šuani, thus |
| 3 | szu-ku-bu-ma la li-bi4 | they are šukubu and not libbi. |
| 4 | i-li-ma a-bu-ni | went up and his father |
| 5 | me-et a-wa-su2 la iq-bi4 | (Sum) The one who does not speak his word (Akk) Who does not say his word |
| 6 | a-ba-u2-a be-ku-a | My father, my lord |
| 7 | a-tu3-nu _ku3_ sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-<a> | the silver of the embroidered garment |
| 8 | me-eh-ra-tim ki-ma | first-fruits like |
| 9 | ta-ga-mi3-la-ni | he will compensate him. |
| 10 | _ki_ ba-ti2-qi2-im | from Batiqim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa2-ni-e-ma | before me and |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-la-nim u3 a-na-ku | send me, and I |
| 3 | me-ra-ku-nu | your feet |
| 4 | ga-ma-al-ku-nu | I will give you. |
| 5 | a-le-e i-nu-mi3 tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni-ni | “Alas, when you bring it to me, |
| 6 | szu-mi3 la tu3-wa-da-a | do not change my name! |
| 7 | szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_-ri-im | the name of the merchant |
| 8 | wa-di2-a / ih-da-ma | “At my side, he has sinned, and |
| 9 | i-ba-ti2-qi2-im sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me!” |
| 10 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Amur-Ištar: |
| 11 | _ku3_ sza szal2-ti2-ka3 sza a-szu-mi3 | the silver of your booty belonging to Ašumi |
| 12 | a-wa-tim sza szu-a-nim | the words of that one |
| 13 | sza a-bu-ni | of the father |
| left | ||
| 1 | ik-lu-u2 a-na-ku a-na | they sealed. I to |
| 2 | sza ki-ma ku-wa-ti2 u2-ka3-lu | which they hold like a kuwatu-vessel, |
| 3 | sze2-pi2-ni | he smote |
Sources & licences
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