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CCT 2, 47, BM 113397 (P390453)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 47, BM 113397 |
|---|---|
| ID | P390453 |
| Museum no. | BM 113397 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma# | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-re-s,i2-ma | Thus Assur-reṣi: |
| 3 | puzur4-a-na _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim | Puzur-ana, son of Ili-alim |
| 4 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} e-li-a-ma | from the city up to |
| 5 | um-ma szu-ut-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | Thus he: 2 minas of gold |
| 6 | sza hu-ra-s,a-nu a-na a-bi4-ka3 | of the ḫuraṣanu to your father |
| 7 | sza-ap2-ku-ni-ma szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ | sent, and the name of the merchant |
| 8 | u2-du-u2-ma a-na um-mi3-a-ni | I know, to his mother |
| 9 | i-za-zu _ku3-sig17_ szu-ut a-na | the gold that to |
| 10 | a-bi4-ni u2 pu-szu-ke-en | “His father, I want to eat grass! |
| 11 | i-za-az / te2-er!-ta-ka3 / | he stands at your side |
| 12 | [a]-s,e2-er a-bi4-ka3 | of the troops of Abika |
| 13 | li-li-kam-ma te2-er-ti2 | May he come, and the extispicy |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi4-ka3 / li-li-kam-ma | May your father come, and |
| 2 | a-szar us2-ma-at-ni | where he smote me |
| 3 | lu ne2-pu-usz szu-ma li-ba-ka3 / | "Let us do it!" He is your servant. |
| 4 | te2-er-ta-ka3 a-s,e2-er | “I will go out to the steppe!’ |
| 5 | puzur4-a-szur3 / bu-za-zu | Puzur-Assur, your ... |
| 6 | u2 puzur4-a-na li-li-kam-ma | May Puzur-ana come and |
| 7 | asz2-ra-kam a-wa-tim lu-ga-me-ru | (Sum) I want to speak the word of the king, my lord, (Akk) May I speak the words of your servant |
| 8 | a-di2 ba-nu-um i-la2-ka3-ni | until Banum comes, |
| 9 | a-na a-hi-a _dumu_ sza-pu-la2-ku | to Ahiya son of Šapulakku |
| 10 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 11 | a-di2 sza a-na-kam i!-na | as long as he lives in |
| 12 | qa2-qi2-ri-im / da-ni-im | the mighty field |
| 13 | wa#-asz2#-ba-ku-ni 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | who brought me 1 shekel of silver |
| 14 | i-sza be-u2-la2-ti2-a ag-mu-ur | I shall praise my lordship. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu te2-er-ti2 | as much as there is of his own hair, |
| 2 | i-li-ka3-ku!-um u2 a-ta mi3-ma | Ili-kakum, and what |
| 3 | la2 tu3-ta-e-ra-am a-bi4 a-ta | Do not return, my father, from the sea! |
| 4 | be-li2 a-ta a-szar ma-la!-ki!-im | My lord, from the place of departure |
| 5 | mi3-il5-ka3 | of Ilka, |
Sources & licences
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