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CCT 3, 09, BM 113260 (P358636)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 3, 09, BM 113260 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358636 |
| Museum no. | BM 113260 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im e-me-me | He spoke to Alaḫum: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | and Assur-taklakku |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur-na-<da>-ma | Thus Assur-nāda: |
| 4 | isz-tu3 x 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | from ... 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | silver in the hand of 7 1/3 minas |
| 6 | qa2-ti2 a-bi4-ni sa3-am-ru | the hand of his father is fine, |
| 7 | 1(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-ni 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum | 18 kutani, 5 šurūtu-garments |
| 8 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im na-ad-a-ku-ma | “The house of the merchant is mine, and |
| 9 | la2 sa3-am-ru 1(u) ku-ta-ni | not inspected, 10 kutani |
| 10 | u3 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim _e2_ wa-ab2-ri-ni | and 4 šūru-garments of the house of Wabrīni |
| 11 | e-zib _sza3-ba_ | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| 12 | 4(disz) ku-ta-ni i-qa2-ti | 4 kutānu-vessels, Iqati, |
| 13 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur i-na-di2-u2-ma | Ūṣur-ša-Assur will give, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-tim sza a-bi4-ni | the silver of the aqatum offerings of our father |
| 15 | i-t,a2-hi ka3-ru-um i-di2-na-szu | he will pay back the interest on the grain. |
| 16 | i-di2 / la2 i-di2 u3 _ku3-babbar_ | he did not know, and silver |
| 17 | ma-la2 qa2-ti2 a-bi4-ni | as much as the hand of his father |
| 18 | u3! qa2-ti2 sa3-am-ru te2-er-ta-ak-nu | and the hand of the black-headed people you have established |
| 19 | li#-li-kam 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | may he come. 2 1/2 minas |
| 20 | [x (x)] qa2#?-dum _ku3-sig17_ | ... of gold |
| 21 | [...] hu# dan-a-szur | ... Dan-Assur |
| 22 | [...] x _uruda?_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ | ... copper, 40 minas of copper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ri-ni e-zi-ib | Disregard that he who touches the forehead of ... has touched the ... |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3 | [...] x 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ | ... 1/2 grain of silver |
| 4 | [...] x 2(disz) _ma-na_ | ... 2 minas |
| 5 | [_ku3]-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am qa2-ti2 | silver, ṣarupam, hand |
| 6 | u3! qa2-ti2 a-bi4-ni a-di2-ma | and the hand of our father until |
| 7 | u3! 2(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | and 28 2/3 minas 7 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | x x sza?! _illat_-at pu-szu-ke-en6 | ... of the illata of Puszukēn |
| 9 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda ig-hi-a_ | 30 minas of copper, bolts |
| 10 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im? sza 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | for 1 mina of 3 textiles |
| 11 | sza ur-szu sza sze2-pi3-a | belonging to Uršu of Šepiya, |
| 12 | ta#-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 13 | [a]-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-s,i2-ib-tim | Why the aṣibtum silver |
| 14 | [i]-la2-ak 2(disz) _tug2_ a-bar!-ni-u2 | 2 abarnû garments |
| 15 | sza# szu-su2-en6 u3 i-a-ti2 | of Susa and Iati |
| 16 | [x]-ma ub-lu-nim di2-na-ma | ... they brought to me, and |
| 17 | [mi3]-isz-la2 zu-za | “You are the woman who knows |
| 18 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 mina 5 1/6 shekels |
| 19 | _ki_ ha-lu-li 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | from Haluli 1/2 mina |
| 20 | _ki_ a-zu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | with Azu, 1 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels |
| 21 | _ki_ tu3-tu2-li | from Tutuli |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-mi3-ma a-nim 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [u3?] | When 2 1/2 minas of silver |
| 2 | s,i2-ba-ti2-szu sza a-zu sza be-a-lim#? [...] | His offspring of the physician, of the bēlām priestess |
| 3 | ni-ga-li u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ [x x] | ... and 2 minas ... |
| 4 | [x]-na a-na u2-t,i2-tim sza-[a-mi3-im] | ... for the uṭītum of the heavens |
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