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CCT 2, 40-41, BM 113502 (P390452)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 40-41, BM 113502 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390452 |
| Museum no. | BM 113502 |
| 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 ah-sza-lim a-mur-esz18-dar | To Aḫšalim, Amur-ištar |
| 2 | na-ab2-su2-en6 a-szur-isz-ti2-kal2 | Nabsû, Ašur-ishtikal, |
| 3 | be-lum2-ba-ni u3 | Bēl-bani and |
| 4 | a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Aššra-mālik: |
| 5 | um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Puzur-ištar speaks thus: |
| 6 | a-sza-me-ma ar-szi2-ah a-ma-[kam] | I ask and I ask. |
| 7 | me-et 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | Dead: 1 5/6 minas ... |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-bi4-[...] | silver to Abi- |
| 9 | i-na a-x [...] | in |
| 10 | x [... a-ma-la2] | ... I will pay. |
| 11 | t,up-pi3-szu ha-[ar-mi3-im] | his tablet is invalid |
| 12 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu# [i-na] | of his seal in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ra-bi4-szu-ma [i-na] | entered him and in |
| 2 | ka3-ni-isz{ki} sza-qa2-[lam] | of Kaniš, the high priestess |
| 3 | qa2-bi4-i ki-ma a-bi4-[a] | speak like my father |
| 4 | mi3-s,a-ma ku-nu-ki-ku-nu di2-[x] | Your seals ... |
| 5 | i-na lu-qu2-ti2-szu u2-ul _an-[na_ u2-ul] | in his womb there is no tin, there is nothing |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a sag10 dumu_ ar-szi2-ah | a red garment, the son of Aršī-aḫ |
| 7 | lu-sza-qi2-il5-ku-nu | let me appoint you. |
| 8 | u2-ul qa2-at-ku-nu | are not yours. |
| 9 | ki-ma a-bi4-a u2-ul | like my father I did not |
| 10 | _an-na_ u2-ul | the tin shall not |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a sag10_-tim | good quality textiles |
| left | ||
| 1 | qa2-at-ku-nu | your hands |
| 2 | szu-uk-na | he established. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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