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CCT 1, 04, BM 113280 (P358479)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 1, 04, BM 113280 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358479 |
| Museum no. | BM 113280 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5 _dumu_ szu-ku-bi-im | seal of Ištar-palil, son of Šulmu-kubīm |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ szu-mi3-a-bi-a _dumu_ a-szur-ni-szu | Seal of Šumi-abīya son of Assur-nishu. |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar _kiszib3_ li-ip-ta-nim | Seal of Ahu-waqar, son of Shu-Ishtar, seal of Liptanum |
| 4 | _dumu_ la-li-im 8(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | son of Lalumm, 8 minas 18 2/3 shekels |
| 5 | s,a-ru-pa2-am szi2-im _tug2_-ti2 sza _illat_-at | a ṣarupam-garment, the price of the garments of the flood |
| 6 | i-ku-pi2-a i-s,e2-er ka3-ri-im | Ikupia, the harvester of the harvest, |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni i-szu isz-tu3 | Enlil-bani with him from |
| 8 | ha-musz-tim sza szu-esz18-dar _iti 1(disz)-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim | hamuštu of Shu-Ishtar, 1st month, qarrātu, |
| 9 | li-mu-um en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | eponymy of Enna-suen, son of Šū-Ishtar. |
| 10 | a-na 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qu2-lu | for 6 hamšātu they will weigh out. |
| 11 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ | If he does not weigh out, 2/3 shekel 15 grains each |
| 12 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti-1(disz)-kam_ | for 1 mina of refined silver in the first month |
| 13 | u2-s,u2-bu li-mu-u2 a-hu-wa-qar | Witnesses: Aḫu-waqar |
| 14 | u3 li-ip-ta-nim _kiszib3_ ka3-ri-im | and Liptanum, seal of Karum |
| 15 | ka3-ni-isz3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | Kaniš 3 2/3 minas of refined silver |
| 16 | ni-pi2-il5-tam2 sza 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | a pledge of 12 minas |
| 17 | a-szur-ma-lik a-na ka3-ri-im isz-qul2 | Assur-mālik fell to the ground. |
| 18 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza i-na-a | From the ḫamuštu-vessel that is here |
| 19 | _dumu_ a-mu-ra-a _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la2-na-tim | son of Amurrâ, 1st month, alanum |
| 20 | li-mu-um a-szur-ma-lik | Eponymy of Ašur-malik. |
| 21 | 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 2 shekels for 1 mina |
| 22 | i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 | for 1 month he shall take the ṣibtu-tax. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ i-na-a _dumu_ e-la2-li2 | seal of Inaya son of Elali |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ en-um-a-szur _dumu_ szal2-mah | Seal of Enum-Assur, son of Šalmaḫ |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-tak2-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | Seal of Assur-taklāku, son of Alaḫum |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ ku-lu-ma-a _dumu_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Seal of Kulumaya, son of Assur-imitti |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-ni-im-ri _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6 | Seal of Assur-nimri, son of Idissu-en |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 2 minas 13 shekels of refined silver |
| 7 | i-s,e2-er ka3-ri-im {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | the harvest of Enlil-bani, |
| 8 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Ḫamuštim |
| 9 | sza ma-nu-ba-lum2-a-szur _iti-kam_ sza sa3-ra-tim | belonging to Mannu-bālum-Assur, month: “Saratum.’ |
| 10 | li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 i-di2-a-hi-im | eponymy of the hand of Idiaḫum. |
| 11 | a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma | they shall pay in the third month. |
| 12 | la2 isz-qu2-lu 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_ i-na | did not weigh out. 2/3 shekel 15 barley-corns each |
| 13 | _iti-kam_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2 | the month for 1 mina of refined silver |
| 14 | u3-s,u2-bu ki-ma ka3-ri-im | they will bring out like a grain heap. |
| 15 | i-na-a en-um-a-szur u2 a-szur-tak2-la2-ku | When Enum-Ašş̄r and Assur-taklāku |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2 _kiszib3_ a-ta-ta _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar | the silver he took. Seal of Atata, son of Amur-Ištar |
| 17 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-ka3-tim _kiszib3_ a-szur-du10 | seal of Shu-Ištar, son of Šulatum, seal of Assur-ṭab |
| 18 | _dumu_ e-na-ma-num 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | son of Enamnum, 4 minas of silver |
| 19 | i-s,e2-er a-szur-du10 a-szur-ma-lik | Assur-ṭāb, Ashur-malik, |
| 20 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim | from Ḫamuštim |
| 21 | sza puzur2-sa-du-e u2 i-tur4-dingir | of Puzur-sadû and Itur-ilī |
| 22 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ku-zal-li <li>-mu-um {d}iszkur-ba-ni | 1st month, kuzallu-offering of Adad-bani. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 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, |
| 2 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ | 1 1/2 shekels per mina for 1 month |
| 3 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab me-eh-ru-um sza t,up-pe3-e | He will bring the remainder of the tablet. |
| 4 | ha-ru-mu-tim _GAN2_-lam e-ti2-qu2 | the harvests of the field they passed, |
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