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CCT 3, 34, BM 113378 (P358599)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 34, BM 113378 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358599 |
| Museum no. | BM 113378 |
| 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 szu-la2-ba-an a-na | Thus Šulaban to |
| 2 | im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma ki-ma | Say to Imdi-ilum: |
| 3 | sza-tu3-um sza-na-at-ma | The second one is identical. |
| 4 | u3 be2-tam2 e-pu-szu-ma | and another one did, and |
| 5 | we-da-ku-ni / a-ki-am | Wedakani, thus |
| 6 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 u2-la2 | Ūṣur-ša-Assur |
| 7 | at,-ru-da-szu / t,up-pi2-a | I have sent him my tablet. |
| 8 | a-na ma-s,i2-i3-li2 | to Maṣi-ilī |
| 9 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / na-asz2-u2 | and the debts he shall bear. |
| 10 | a-pu-tum t,up-pi2-a | I have written my tablet. |
| 11 | ba-la2-tu3-ka3 la2 i-pa2-te2 | he will have no legal claim. |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-la2-tu3-um | the silver of the šilatum |
| 13 | ma-da t,up-pi2-a | the land of my tablet |
| 14 | szi2-ta-me-a-ma a-qa2-ti2 | šitamea and aqati |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-s,i2-i3-li2 la2 tu3-wa-szar | Maṣi-ilī, do not turn back! |
| 2 | t,up-pi2 qa2-at-ka3-ma | The tablet is yours. |
| 3 | lu-ka3-il5-szu-nu-ma u2-la2 | let me carry them, and he will pay back. |
| 4 | ku-nu-uk-szu-nu-ma i-be2-ti2-szu | seal them, and his face |
| 5 | li-ib-szi2-u2 | he shall reside. |
| 6 | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma | the apsûtu-plant he cut off, and |
| 7 | sze2-s,i2-a-ma / ki-ma | “Come out and like |
| 8 | li-bi4 la2 i-la2-mi3-nu | “If he does not pay back my debts, |
| 9 | ep-sza-ma / te2-er-ta-ku-nu | You have performed sorcery against me. |
| 10 | da-mi3-iq-tam2 la2-asz2-me | a good reputation shall be established. |
| 11 | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma | the apsûtu-plant he cut off, and |
| 12 | a-wi-lu-ta-ka3 la2-mu-ur | of a man I shall see. |
| 13 | szu-ma mi3-ma i-qa2-bi4-a-kum | whatever he says to you, |
| 14 | a-ma-la2 t,up-pi3-a _ku3-babbar_ | he will pay. A tablet of silver |
| 15 | li-isz3-qu2-la2-kum-ma | may they pluck you up, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-na _ku3-sig17_ ma-al-a-nu-um | and to the gold of Malanum |
| 2 | ta-ar-ki-is-tam2 | the Tarkistam |
| 3 | li-qe2-szum | take him. |
Sources & licences
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