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CCT 3, 45-46, BM 113517 (P358620)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 45-46, BM 113517 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358620 |
| Museum no. | BM 113517 |
| 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-la2-[hu]-um-ma | Alahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 3 | 4(disz) ku-ta-nu 4(disz) _tug2_ a-ba-ar-ni-e | 4 kutanu-garments, 4 abarnu-textiles |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qu2-tum 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-lu-up-ku!-um | 1 raqūtum garment, 1 šulupkûm garment, |
| 5 | puzur4-a-szur a-hu-ka3 | Puzur-Assur, brother |
| 6 | a-na s,e2-ri-a u3 <a>-s,e2-er | to the steppe and to the ... |
| 7 | da-da-a _dumu_ i-bi4-su2-a | Dadâ, son of Ibbisua |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi4-lam-ma a-na | he sent to me, and to |
| 9 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1/3 mina 2 1/2 shekels each |
| 10 | a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im | to the merchant |
| 11 | ni-di2-szu-nu-ma | we gave them, and |
| 12 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ da-da-a | 2 minas of silver: Dadâ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il5-te2-qe2 um-ma szu!-ut-ma | he took, thus he: |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur / ha-bu-lam | Puzriš-Assur, the robber |
| 3 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-szar | Thus (says) I: Where |
| 4 | la2 i-ha!-ba#-la2#-ku-ni | they shall not take away from you |
| 5 | isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im / sza _ku3-babbar_ | from the day of the silver |
| 6 | tal-qe2-u2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ tu3-s,a-ab2 | you took, 1 1/2 shekels you seized. |
| 7 | {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | Ninšubur-bani, son of Assur-mālik |
| 8 | u3 en-um-a-szur _dumu_ ti2-ti2-a | and Enum-Assur, son of Titiya |
| 9 | asz2-ku-szu-um szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} | Aškūsum the life of the silver |
| 10 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-hu-ur-ma | I added 1 2/3 minas 1/4 shekel and |
| 11 | sza!-du-[a]-tum# | Šaduatum |
| 12 | isz-ti2 _dam#-gar3#_ [i]-ta#-asz2-qa2-al-ma# | with the merchant he shall weigh out, and |
| 13 | u2-sze2-ba-[la2]-kum# | I will send to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ri-ik-su2-um sza a-na | a pledge which to |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur e-zi-bu a-di2 | Puzur-Assur, exempt until |
| 3 | a-la2-ka3-ni a-szar ku-a-ti2 | his journey to the place of Kuti |
| 4 | li-ib-szi2 | may he live. |
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