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CCT 3, 10, BM 113281 (P358565)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 10, BM 113281 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358565 |
| Museum no. | BM 113281 |
| 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 a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | Thus Assur-bēl-awati |
| 2 | szu-a-szur u3 a-szur-na-da-ma | Šū-Assur and Assur-nada, |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-su2-en6 | to Idissu |
| 4 | am-ri-a lugal-{d}suen | of Amria, Lugal-Suen |
| 5 | a-szur-sipa puzur4-su2-en6 | Assur-sipa, Puzur-Suen, |
| 6 | u3 puzur4-a-na qi2-bi-ma | and Puzur-ana speak! |
| 7 | isz-ti2 a-szur-sipa a-na-kam | It is with Ašsīr-sipa. |
| 8 | a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im | Assur-bēl-mākim |
| 9 | ni-ka3-si2 i-si2-ma | the ni-kasi-instrument played, and |
| 10 | 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 45 minas of lead |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki sza {d}iszkur-illat-at | Seal of Adad-tillatī. |
| 12 | u3 a-szur-ba-ni | and Assur-bani |
| 13 | i-na sza-ni-tim | in another |
| 14 | szu-uq-lim ku-nu-ki | Seal it with your seal! |
| 15 | sza a-lim{ki} li-di2-a-ku-nu-ti2-ma | of the city may they give to you, and |
| 16 | 3(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 34 minas 15 shekels |
| 17 | _an-na_ szu-te2-bi-la2-ma li-qe2-a | send me the tin so that I may take it. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ / 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 15 minas 15 shekels |
| 2 | _an-na_ za-ku-a-am | of tin, cleared |
| 3 | li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 | may they give to you. |
| 4 | _szunigin_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | total: 1 talent 34 minas of lead |
| 5 | li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 | may they give to you. |
| 6 | u3 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-an | and 2 šurān-garments |
| 7 | a-szur-sipa li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ma | Assur-sipa may give you, and |
| 8 | ba-ti2-iq u3 _diri_ di2-na-ma | he has passed, and moreover, he shall give, and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ka3-ma a-na | the silver of your seal to |
| 10 | a-li-ki-im pa2-ni-e-ma | “Let me go, and |
| 11 | pi3!-iq!-da!-ma lu-ub-lam | Let me bring (them) to you |
| 12 | a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im | Assur-bēl-mākim |
| 13 | t,ur4-da-nim a-na | ṭurdānum to |
| 14 | i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Idissūn, speak! |
| 15 | ma-la2 a-na-kam pa2-ka3 | “How much is there in the mouth? |
| 16 | ta-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2-ni | gave to me, |
| 17 | szu-ma a-hu-ni a-ta | “He, my brother, why |
| 18 | isz-ti2 a-hi-im u3 eb-ri-im | together with brother and sister |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na be2-a-lim | the silver to Bēlim |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im | To Aššra-bēl-malkûm |
| 2 | e-ri-isz-ma _ku3_ a-na s,e2-ri-ni ku-nu-uk-ma | entered, and silver to our country sealed, and |
| 3 | sze2-bi-la2-ma a-na-kam bu-la-ti2-szu lu nu-ta-er-szu-ma | “Why should I not return his life to him? |
| 4 | a-na a-lim{ki} lu ni-it,-ru-su2 | to the city may they be his witnesses. |
| 5 | szu-ma a-na be-a-lim la2 te2-ri-szum | If you do not give it to the king, |
| 6 | bu-la2-ti2-szu _la2?_-szu? | his debts, his deficits |
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