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CCT 3, 42, BM 113471 (P358615)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 42, BM 113471 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358615 |
| Museum no. | BM 113471 |
| 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 il5-ba-ni _e2_ il5-ba-ni-ma | to Ilbāni, the house of Ilbani, and |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur3-_gal_-ma | Thus Ashur-rabi: |
| 3 | a-di2 / t,up-pi2-im sza a-na a-szur3-du10 | as far as the tablet that to Aššar-ṭab |
| 4 | e-zi-bu / u2-la2 szu-ut i-la2-kam | Disregard that an unclean person has performed extispicy. |
| 5 | u2-la2 t,up-pa2-am <u2-sze2-bi-lam> / u4-ma-am | <If> I send a tablet today, |
| 6 | a-sza-me-ma / t,up-pa2-am / a-na | I ask and a tablet to |
| 7 | sza-par2-tim / i-di2-i | the pledge he shall pay. |
| 8 | a-szar t,up-pa2-am / i-di2-u2-ni | where he gave the tablet, |
| 9 | ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ / il5-qe2-u2 uz2-ni | as much silver as he took, meat |
| 10 | pi3-te2-a / _ku3-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4-lam | a sealed document of silver I shall send. |
| 11 | a-na il5-ba-ni / qi2-bi4-ma | To Ilbani speak! |
| 12 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am qa2-at-ka3 | The tablet is yours. |
| 2 | li-is,-ba-at / a-di2 / _ku3-babbar_ | shall seize together with the silver |
| 3 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ni / a-na a-sza-at | he will send to me. |
| 4 | ma-sa3-a / qi2-bi4-a-ma u2-nu-tam2 | Speak to Masa’a, the utensils. |
| 5 | sza a-na sza-par2-tim | that for the exchange |
| 6 | na-du-szu-ni / la2 u2-ha-la2-aq | he shall not take away his possessions. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-di2 2(disz) u4-mi3-im / i-sza-qu2-lu-nim | the silver for 2 days they shall weigh out. |
| 8 | a-di2 sza ha-nu-nu / uz2-ni | as far as Hanunu ... |
| 9 | pi3-te2-a / u2 la2-at-be-a-ma | “Open your mouth to me, and |
| 10 | la2-ta-al-kam | I did not take it. |
| 11 | a-hu-u2-a be-lu-u2-a | my brother, my lord |
| 12 | a-tu3-nu! i!-na a-wa-tim | Atunu in a word |
| 13 | uz2-ni pi3-te2-a-ma | the oxen of my mouth |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 la2-ta-al-kam / a-wa-ti2 | “I do not sleep, my words |
| 2 | ga-am-ra-at _ku3-babbar_ a-di2-ni | the complete amount of silver I gave. |
| 3 | la2 isz-qu2-lu-nim | did not pluck up, |
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