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CCT 3, 01, BM 113336 (P358564)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 01, BM 113336 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358564 |
| Museum no. | BM 113336 |
| 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 ...] e!-la2-ma | He went up to ... and |
| 2 | [u3] im-di2-lim qi2#-bi-ma | and Imdi-lim, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar#-ma a-na | Thus Āmur-ištar: to |
| 4 | im-di2-lim qi2-bi-ma# t,up#-pa2-ka3 | May it be well with you! Speak to your tablet |
| 5 | a-na tur4-hu-mi3-[it] i-li-kam | to Turḫumit came. |
| 6 | [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [x]-ma | x minas of silver ... |
| 7 | [...+3(disz)] _gin2_ | ... 3 shekels |
| 8 | [...]-a-tim sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | “... ..., I want to strew. |
| 9 | [...]-ha mi3-ma | ... what |
| 10 | isz#-ti2-a [sa3]-ri#-id ga-ki-i | with me, a sacrificial lamb |
| 11 | _ARAD2_-ad-[ka3] _ansze_ ir-de8-a-ma | your servant a donkey brought, and |
| 12 | um-ma a-ta-ma i-na _ku3-babbar_-im | thus: “Why in silver |
| 13 | a-ni-im _uruda sag10_ a-na | this copper for |
| 14 | qa2-ti2-a _ansze_ ma-li-a-am | in my hand a donkey full of grain |
| 15 | u3 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | and the remainder of the silver, send me! |
| 16 | sza 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | of 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2-ta_-ma | 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 18 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 2 talents 2 1/2 minas of red copper |
| 19 | ga-ki-i a-tu3-uh3-pi2-a | like Atuḫpia |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ub!-la2-ku-um ri-ih-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | he brought, the debt of your silver |
| 2 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ a-na-ku | 5/6 mina I am. |
| 3 | al-qe2 a-ta pa2-ni-sza | I took. From her face |
| 4 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ ku-za-a | 5/6 mina of silver from Kuzaya |
| 5 | tal-qe2 u3 t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-mu-um | You will take it, and the tablet will be returned. |
| 6 | sza hu-bu-ul a-hi-szu | of the debt of his brother |
| 7 | be-lum2-ba-ni sza e-zi-ba-ku-<ni> | Bēl-bani, whom you have exempted |
| 8 | ta-di2-szu-ma i-du#-uk | you gave him, and he killed |
| 9 | mi3-szu-um a-na e-la2#-[ma] | what to add? |
| 10 | ta-ta-nu-a-ar-ma a-[wa-tam2] | you keep hearing, and a word |
| 11 | i-ba-ri-ni te2-pa2-[asz2 _tug2] hi-a_ | you will make a garment for me. |
| 12 | sza a-bu-ka3 u2-sze2-bi#-la2-ni | that Abu sent to me |
| 13 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 ak-szu-ud | 3 minas of silver I paid. |
| 14 | a-ma hi-na-a ka3-la2-szi2-na-ma | mother, all of them, |
| 15 | i-de8-e 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. 7 minas of silver |
| 16 | [i]-ra-mi3-ni-a a-di2-ma | who loves me, as far as |
| 17 | [x] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_ ak-nu-ka3-kum! | x minas of silver are yours. |
| 18 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 19 | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x]-na# [...] x-ru-ka3 _tug2_ a-na | ... ... garments for |
| 2 | [...] ta#!-tu3-ur a-hi a-ta | ... you return, brother, from the water |
| 3 | [a-na] e-la2-ma la2 ta-ta-nu-a-ar | Do not turn back to the upper world! |
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