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CCT 2, 06, BM 113269 (P358561)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 2, 06, BM 113269 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358561 |
| Museum no. | BM 113269 |
| 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 | [um]-ma im-di2-lum2#-ma a-na | thus Imdilum: to |
| 2 | [ku-ra]-ra# a-la2-hi-im a-szur3-du10 u3 | Kurara, the miller, Assur-ṭāb and |
| 3 | [i]-di2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma a-na a-szur3-du10 | Iddi-Adad speak, and to Assur-du |
| 4 | qi2-bi4#-ma mi3-szu# sza ta-aq-bi4-u2 | Speak! What you said |
| 5 | a-na a-la2-hi-im u2 ku-ra-ra | to Alaḫum and Kurara |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma t,up-pu-szu la2 a-sza | Thus (says) he: "Why does he not have a tablet?" |
| 7 | hi-im-t,a2#-tim isz-ta-na-pa2-ra-am | he constantly sends falsehoods. |
| 8 | a-a-u2-um t,up-pi3 sza hi-im-t,a2!-tim | “Who is the tablet of fraud? |
| 9 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni-ma / tu3-ka3#-lu-szu | I sent to you, and you will hold him back. |
| 10 | ku-nu-uk-szu-ma / a-na sza ki-ma ku-wa-ti2 | sealed, and to that which like a kwātu |
| 11 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma [lu]-ka3#-li-mu-ni-ma | send me, so that I may be present, and |
| 12 | lu-ba-i-szu-ni u2!-ul sza! ki-ma i-a-[ti2] | Let me bring it to him! It is not that which like me |
| 13 | a-ma-kam / ka3-li-ma lu-ba-i-szu-ni | “A word, all that I want to say to him. |
| 14 | mi3-ma t,up-pi3 sza usz!-te2-ne2-ba-la2-ku-ni# | Whatever tablet that I have sent to you |
| 15 | me-eh-ri-szu-nu / u2-ka3-al i-t,up-pi3-im# | He will hold the remainder of them and break the tablet. |
| 16 | t,up-pi3-ma u2-za-ka3 a-pa2-te2 / a-na-ku | He will clear my tablet and I will open the tabs. |
| 17 | a-na a-hu-tim a-sze2-e-ka3 a-szur3 | To the brother of Ašēka, Assur, |
| 18 | esz18-dar-za-at u2 i3-li2 a-bi4-ka3 | Ištar-zāt, the food of the gods of the fathers, |
| 19 | li-t,u3-la ki-ma a-na a-hu-tim | may he live like a brother. |
| 20 | a-sze2-e-u2-ka3 / a-bu-ka3 ki-ma | Your lament, your father, like |
| 21 | i-a-ti2 u2-za-ka3 la2 i-pa2-te2-u2 | he will clear my name and they will not release me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 a-na 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-ka3 | and for 20 minas of silver belonging to your representative |
| 2 | sza u2-nu-tum isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | of the furnishings from the palace |
| 3 | u2-ra-da-ni-ma _iti 4(disz)-kam_ i-la2-ak | he shall return, and for 4 months he will go |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-sza-qa2-la2-ni u2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | silver you will weigh out and that silver |
| 5 | sza sze2-pi3-ka3 lu szi2-im s,u2-ba-ti2-a | May the fate of your šēpu be my fate! |
| 6 | [8(disz)] _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ a-wa-ti2-ku-nu 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta#_ | 8 talents 10 minas of your words 1 mina 4 2/3 shekels each |
| 7 | da#-tam2 i-ka3-ni-isz e-mu-du 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ | the additional payment he shall pay. 8 2/3 minas 8 shekels |
| 8 | _an-na_ ta-na-pa2-al 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ | you will weigh out the lead. 6 5/6 minas |
| 9 | _an-na_ sza i-li-bi4-a di2-szu u2 _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na#_ | the tin of Ilībiya, his case and the contents of 5 1/2 minas |
| 10 | ni-is-ha-at _e2-gal_-lim u2-s,a-hi-ir-ma 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | the rent of the palace he took, and 1 1/3 mina |
| 11 | _an-na_ lu szi2-im _tug2_ sza [szu]-be-lim | may the heavens be favourable; the garments of the highest rank |
| 12 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_-ak-szu isz-ti2 a-mur-esz18-dar | 2 minas 15 shekels of tin with Amur-Ishtar |
| 13 | a-si2-ma sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-s,e2-er | I asked, and of 10 minas of silver for the harvest |
| 14 | a-bi4-ka3 nu-s,i2#-ib# 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-pu-ul-szu-um | our father we shall bring. 7 minas of tin for Apulshum |
| 15 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ [x] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-a | 1 mina x shekels of silver belonging to Libû'a |
| 16 | ka3-s,a-ri 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ha-bu-la2-ti2-ni | 1 mina of silver belonging to Habulatinni |
| 17 | isz#-te2-ni-isz u2-s,a-he-er-ma 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | he brought together, and 12 minas 10 shekels |
| 18 | [_ku3-babbar_] ta#-na-pa2-lam lu qa2-ti2 sza _e2-[gal_-lim] | You will weigh out the silver, or the hand of the palace. |
| 19 | [lu qa2-ti2] sza ni-ka3#-si2 pa2-ni-u2-tim | or the hand of the previous ni-kasi ritual |
| 20 | [x x]-ra ma-la2 isz-tap-ku-ni a-hi | ... as much as they have sent to me, my brother |
| 21 | [a-ta] _ku3#-babbar_ isz-te2-ni-isz ku-nu-kum-ma-a-na a-lim{ki} | from the silver together Kummāna of the city |
| 22 | [sze2-bi]-lam [x x] | send ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a!-hi! a-ta ma? me? bi4-il5-szu szu-ma na-ru-qam2-[x] | He is the one who carried away(?) the arms(?) from the water(?) |
| 2 | [x] _gu2 an-na_ sza a-lu-lu a-la2-hi-im u2 ku-a-ti2 | x talents of tin, of alulu-plant, alaḫum-plant and kūti-plant |
| 3 | [i!]-le-qe2-u2 ku-nu-ti2! a-ma-la2 a-s,e2-ri-ku-nu | he will take your property, I will bring it to you. |
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