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CCT 3, 13, BM 113346 (P358569)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 13, BM 113346 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358569 |
| Museum no. | BM 113346 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Enlil-bani silver |
| 3 | sza sze2-ep szu-esz18-dar sza i-li-ka3-ni | of the brickwork of Šū-Ishtar, which he brought. |
| 4 | szi2-mu-um / sza-im / isz-ti2 a-li-ki-im | (Sum) The fate of the one who was born in the city (Akk) The destiny of that which was born with the city |
| 5 | pa2-ni-im-ma szu-esz18-dar / ne2-ba-kam | It is the face of Šu’ešar, the neŋar. |
| 6 | i-na 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep | from 21 minas of refined silver |
| 7 | a-la2-bi-im 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | its allotment: 8 minas of silver |
| 8 | ak-szu-ud um-ma sza-zu-uz2-ta-ka3-ma | I achieved. Thus (says) Šazuzta |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na hu-bu-li-szu | 13 minas of silver for his debts |
| 10 | u3 hu-bu-ul / e-na-a-szur | and the debt he shall pay. |
| 11 | ni-isz-qul2 _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep | the silver that is to be weighed out |
| 12 | {d}utu-tap-pa2-i3 / a-di2-ni / la2 e-ru-ba-am | Šamaš-tappāya did not enter with his father. |
| 13 | i-qa2-t,a2-ra / wa-asz2-bu | “If he is angry, he will die. |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ / ki-ma e-ru-ba-ni | the silver when he entered |
| 15 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 / szi2-ma-am | “I am the one who determines the fates of your extispicy, |
| 16 | ni-sza-am-ma / isz-ti2 | “We, together |
| 17 | a-li-ki-ma / pa2-ni-im-ma | “Come to me, my face |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku / a-ba-ta-qam2 | (Sum) I am the one who has sworn (this) (Akk) I shall swear |
| 2 | u2 lu-qu2-tam2 / sza sze2-ep | “Luqutammû-plant, which is swollen, |
| 3 | {d}utu-tap-pa2-i isz-ti2-a-ma | Šamaš-tappâ with me |
| 4 | u2-sze2-ta-qam2 / 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 5 | sza a-szur-re-s,u2-um u2 e-la2-li2 | of Assur-rēṣum and Elali, |
| 6 | szu-esz18-dar sza ub-la2-ni / szi2-mu-um | Shu-Ištar, who brought the order, |
| 7 | sza-im-ma / isz-ti2 szu-esz18-dar-ma | That is from Shu-Ištar. |
| 8 | i-la2-kam 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza szu-esz18-dar | 10 minas of silver belonging to Shu-Ištar |
| 9 | sza qa2-at-ka3 / sza-ak-na-at-ni | that are placed in your hands, |
| 10 | szu-esz18-dar szi2-ma-am / sza ba-la2-t,i2-szu | Shu-Ištar, the fate of his life. |
| 11 | isz-am-ma i-szi2-mi3-im | he heard, and he decreed |
| 12 | qa2-at-ka3 sza-ak-na-at | is placed in your hand. |
| 13 | mi3-ma a-nim / szu-esz18-dar | Whatever Anum, Shu-Ištar, |
| 14 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
| 15 | i-za-ka3 _ku3-babbar_ u2 lu-qu2-tim | he shall pay. Silver and fines |
| 16 | i-pa2-ni-im-ma | he looked, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-li-ki-im ma-la2 s,u2-ba-tu3 | the city, as much as a ṣibatu-garment |
| 2 | u3 _an-na_ i-za-ku-a-ku-ni | and the tin they shall remove, |
| 3 | te2-er-ti2 i-la2-ka3-kum | the extispicy will come to you. |
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