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CCT 2, 35, BM 113266 (P358542)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 35, BM 113266 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358542 |
| Museum no. | BM 113266 |
| 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-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 en-nu-be-lim | to Assur-imitti, watcher |
| 2 | en-na-nim u3 bu-bu-ra-nim | Ennanim and Buburanim |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-dingir pu-szu-ke-en6 | Thus (says) Imdi-dingir of Pušu. |
| 4 | a-szur-s,u2-lu-li u3 u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar-ma | Assur-ṣululi and Uṣurša-ištar |
| 5 | la2 li-bi4 i-li-ma puzur4-a-szur | “It is not my fault, it is my goddess, Puzur-Assur, |
| 6 | me#-[et] lu _ku3-babbar_ [lu t,up]-pu#-u2 ha-ru-mu#-[tum] | If he does not pay either silver or a tablet, |
| 7 | sza# puzur4#!-a-szur# i-ba-szi2 | of Puzur-Assur there is |
| 8 | lu i-na wa-asz2-[ha-ni]-a t,up-pu#?-[u2] | or on my own tablet |
| 9 | lu i-na wa-[ah-szu-sza]-na lu i-na | or in her womb, or in |
| 10 | [...]-ni ni-is,!-ba-[at] | ... we shall kill |
| 11 | [...] a-ni-tim 1(asz) _gu2_ x [ma]-na# | ... Anitum 1 talent ... mina |
| 12 | [...]-tu3-szu / ki-ma [x x]-tu3-szu | ... his ... like ... |
| 13 | e-s,u2-[u2]-ma li-bi4 im-ta-ar-s,u2 | they went out, and the citizens fled. |
| 14 | u3 ma-[x x]-ni-ta-na-[x x] | and ... ... |
| 15 | a-na-[ku] ak-ta-la um-[ma] | I have sworn by the following: |
| 16 | a-na-ku-ma lu [...] sza#! sze2-ep | I am indeed a ... that is torn out |
| 17 | e-nu-be-lim lu usz# [x x] _ku3#-babbar_ | Enu-belīm ... silver |
| 18 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ li-[x x]-asz2!-ti2-ma | 1 mina ... and |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-im lu-<la2>-mi3-id | the silver of this I shall pay. |
| 20 | a-na-ku lu-bi4-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_ | let me bring, and the silver |
| 21 | li-zu-zu i-na {d}utu-szi | may they know, in Šamaš |
| 22 | t,up-pi3-ni ta-sza-me-a-ni | You will read our tablet. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza [e-nu]-be#-lum2 ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni | 40 minas of silver that Enubelum brought to you |
| 2 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadābu-illness, |
| 3 | _an-na_ li-wi-su2 u3 e-li-a-tim | tin, his limbs and upper parts |
| 4 | sza ma-ma _ki_ pa2-ni-im-ma wa-s,i2!-im | of whom no one in the past has gone out |
| 5 | ab2-ka3-nim / a-na-kam im-di2-dingir | The cows - what have they done? |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 ki-a-am sa3-he-er um-ma | Ašumi says thus: |
| 7 | ne2-nu-ma szi2-mu-um# le-li-a-ma | 'Let us take heed, so that |
| 8 | ki-ma sza la# ke#-na-[ti2]-ni-ma usz-tam2-ri-is,-ma | As if it were not true, I had it stamped on it, and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ [x x]-li-ma | silver, 1 mina ...lima |
| 10 | im-di2-dingir i-na a-la2-ki _ku3-babbar_ | Imdi-ilī at your departure the silver |
| 11 | lu-bi4-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ni [x x] | let me bring, and my silver ... |
| 12 | szu-ma ma-ma-an a-na [...] | Whoever to |
| 13 | i-ra-ga-ma-ku-nu-ti2 a-na | they will repay to you. |
| 14 | im-di2-dingir up-sza um-ma a-ta#-[ma] | Imdi-dingir spoke thus: |
| 15 | i-na a-la2-ak im-di2-dingir [...] | On the road Imdi-ilī |
| 16 | i-ta-ba-al _ku3-babbar_ li-ip-hu#-[ur] | he will weigh out, the silver he shall redeem. |
| 17 | [szu-ma ma-ma-an a-na x x]-tim! i-ra-ga-ma-ku-nu-ti2 | If anyone to ... will love you |
| 18 | [...]-asz2! | aš(?) |
| 19' | a-li-[x]-il5-ni _ki_ a-szur-e-mu#-[qi2] | Ali-x-ilni from Assur-emuqi |
| 20' | _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6 i-szu | son of Idissu-en, he has |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-ba#-u2-ni be-lu-ni a-tu3-nu i-na t,up#-pi2-im-ma la2-[x]-ti2 | Who are you, our lord? |
| 2 | [...]-ku#-nu-ti2-ni sza ki-ma ni-a-ti2 isz-ti2-ku-nu li-isz-me-u2-ma | ... may ... listen to your ... that is with you like a dog, and |
| 3 | [...] me-at la2!-pu-ta-<at>-ni a-wa-tim | ... let me speak a word |
| 4 | [...]-a szu-ma e-nu-be-lum2 sa3-he-er ir-ba-ma | ... he is Enubelum, he engendered peace. |
| 5 | [...] sza ki-a-ma a-na e-ra-ab2 e-nu-be-lim a-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... which like to enter, Enu-belum for silver |
| 6 | [...]-ku-nu di2-na lu-qu2-tum im-t,i2 x li sza szu x | ... your ... a lawsuit or litigation is void ... |
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