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CCT 1, 02-03, BM 113259 (P358431)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 1, 02-03, BM 113259 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358431 |
| Museum no. | BM 113259 |
| 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 | 4(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 42 minas 1 shekel of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | ah-sza-lim _dumu_ bu-zu-ta-a | Aḫšalim, son of Buzutâ |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | and Assur-taklāku, son of Alaḫum |
| 4 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | Enlil-bani with him from Hamuštum |
| 5 | sza lu-zi-na a-na 4(u) 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | that Luzina for 46 hamšātum-containers |
| 6 | i-sza-qu2-lu szu!-ma! la2 isz!-qu2-lu 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they will weigh out. If they do not weigh out, 1 shekel each |
| 7 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | for 1 mina in the month of Ṣibtam |
| 8 | u2-s,u2-bu _iti-kam_ be-el-te2-_e2-gal_-lim li-mu-um | Month of Bēlet-ekallim, eponymy of |
| 9 | sza qa2-ti2 a-gu5-tim a-s,e2-er _ma-na_-im | of the hand of the agūtu-festival, the aṣer of minas |
| 10 | sza _e2_ ka3-<ri-im> 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-ta-ru-ma _ku3-babbar_ | of the storehouse 1 1/4 shekels each they returned, and the silver |
| 11 | i-sza-qu2-lu u2 sza-ni-um t,up-pa2-asz2-nu | They will weigh it out and they will write another tablet. |
| 12 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 40 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 13 | ah-sza-lim _dumu_ bu-zu-ta-a u2 a-szur-ta-ak#-[la2-ku] | Ahšalim, son of Buzutâ, and Assur-taklāku |
| 14 | _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-[szu] | son of Alaḫum, Enlil-bani has |
| 15 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza lu-zi-na | From the Ḫammuštum of Luzina |
| 16 | a-na 3(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qu2-[lu] | to 35 hamšātu they shall slaughter |
| 17 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) ma#-[na-im] | If he does not weigh out, 1 shekel per mina |
| 18 | i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu a-s,e2-[er] | in the month of Ṣibtam they will bring in the troops. |
| 19 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | 1 mina of the granary |
| 20 | 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-ta-ru-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | 1 1/4 shekels each they shall return and the silver they shall weigh out. |
| 21 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-[er] | 6 1/2 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 22 | da-da-a! _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | Dada, son of Assur-imitti, Enlil-bani |
| 23 | i-szu isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ sza sa3-ra-tim | from the month of Sarrātum |
| 24 | li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 ma-s,i2-i3-li2 | Eponymy of the hand of Maṣi-ilī. |
| 25 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} e-li-a-ma | from the city up to |
| 26 | a-ka3-ni-isz e-ra-ab2-ma | he will enter into a chamber, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) _iti-kam_ i-la2-ak-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal | 5 months he shall go and weigh out the silver. |
| 2 | szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na | If he does not weigh out, 1 1/2 shekels to |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-_iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | 1 mina of silver in the month of Addaru he shall take. |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 3 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | i-s,e2-er szu-su2-en6 _dumu_ i3-li2-a | Iṣer Šusuen, son of Ilīya |
| 6 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | Enlil-bani with him from Hamuštum |
| 7 | sza ka3-szi2-im sza qa2-ti2 en-na-nim | of Kašum, of the hand of Ennanum, |
| 8 | _iti-kam_ a!-la2-na-tim li-mu-um sza# [qa2-ti2] | The month of Elulum, eponymy of the hand. |
| 9 | a-gu5-tim 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-ma-na-[im] | one shekel each of alum |
| 10 | i-_iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2# | In the month of Kislimu he will make a profit. |
| 11 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-[er] | 1 mina of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 12 | na-ab2-su2-en6 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni [i-szu] | did Nabsuen, Enlil-bani |
| 13 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza en-na-nim | From the ḫamuštu of the ennānum (temple) |
| 14 | a-na 1(u) 1(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal szu-ma | for 11 hamšātu he shall weigh out, and |
| 15 | la2 isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | he has not shaved, 1 1/2 shekels each, ṣibtam |
| 16 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li li-mu-um a-gu5-tum | month: “Kuzallu, eponymy of Agūtum,’ |
| 17 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-[pa2]-am i-s,e2-er | 6 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 18 | nu-ur-ki-li {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu | the nūr-kīli of Enlil-bani he carried. |
| 19 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza en-na-su2-en6 | From the Hamuštum of Ennasuen |
| 20 | a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 | for 4 months he shall weigh out. If he does not weigh out, |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 [u2]-s,a-ab2 | 1 1/2 shekels each he seized. |
| 22 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | 1 1/2 minas of refined silver he shall weigh out. |
| 23 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku _dumu_ bu-ur-qi2-a | Assur-taklāku, son of Burqiya |
| 24 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 | Enlil-bani with him from |
| 25 | ha-musz-tim sza kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im! | Hamuštum, belonging to Kurub-Ishtar, son of Alahim |
| 26 | a-na 1(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 | He will weigh it out at 15 hamšātu per ḫam. If he does not weigh out, |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ sza sa3-ra-tim li-mu-um | 1 1/2 shekels each one-half mina of refined silver he shall carry out. Month of Saratum, eponymy of |
| 2 | en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ szu-a-szur 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er la2-qe2!-pi3-im _dumu_ szu-a-szur | Enna-suen, son of Shu-Assur, 1/2 mina of refined silver he shall weigh out. Lā-qê-pim, son (of) Shu-assur |
| 3 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-<tim> sza! a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im _iti-kam_ | Enlil-bani he took. From the Hamuštum of Assur-taklāku son of Alaḫum, month |
| 4 | te2-i-na-tim li-mu-um ma-s,i2-i3-li2 a-na 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal | Teinātum, eponymy of Maṣi-ilum, for 6 hamšatum he will weigh out. |
| 5 | szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | If he does not weigh out, 2/3 shekel 15 barley-corns each he shall take. |
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