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CCT 4, 11, BM 115124 (P358640)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 11, BM 115124 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358640 |
| Museum no. | BM 115124 |
| 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-mur-[...] | to ... |
| 2' | 6(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza# [a-lim{ki}] | 6 talents of tin, the kunukku-vessels of the city |
| 3' | _sza3_ 1(disz) szu-uq-lam ap2-t,ur4-ma | from 1 šuqlam I removed, and |
| 4' | 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) _ma-na_ as-ni-iq | 1 talent 3 minas of bitumen |
| 5' | i-sze2-er-tam2 i-ta-szu 1(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni | “If he is negligent, he shall pay 12 kutānu (shekels of silver) to him. |
| 6' | li-wi-su2 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ mi3-ma | 3 homers of wheat, whatever |
| 7' | a-nim sza sza-lim-a-hi-im u3 i-a-ti2 | Anum of Šalim-aḫum and Iyati |
| 8' | sza ba-ri-ni 4(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 4 talents of tin |
| 9' | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza a-lim{ki} | the tin, the seal of the city |
| 10' | 8(disz) ku-ta-nu li-wi-su2 | 8 kutānu-vessels, |
| 11' | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ ma-as-ra-am | 2 talents 10 minas of tin |
| 12' | a-na-kam-ma _ku3-babbar_ mar-s,a-am | Why is the silver damaged? |
| 13' | asz-qul2 _szunigin_ 1(u) 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ u3 u2-tu3-ra-[u2]-szu | total: 12 talents 10 minas and its uturru |
| 14' | _an-na_ 2(u) ku-ta-ni | 20 kutānu of lead |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ i-lu-u2-a | and 6 homers of wheat for Ilua, |
| 2' | i-ra-de8-a-kum a-hi a-ta | “He will bring it to you, my brother, from the water, |
| 3' | ki-ma a-wi-lu-ti2-ka3 e-pu-usz-ma | I did like your man, and |
| 4' | la2-ma _an-na_ sza _illat_-tim | deficit of the lead of the flood |
| 5' | e-ru-ba-ni _an-na_ a-na _ku3-ki_ | entered, the tin to Kukku |
| 6' | ta-er a-na ba-li | Return to its place. |
| 7' | _an-na la2_ tu3-szar-szu-ma i-di2-ku-bu-um | You make the deficit greater for him and he will give to you. |
| 8' | _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_ u3 2(asz) _gu2_ | Anu, 1 talent and 2 talents |
| 9' | e-ri-isz-ka3 um-ma szu-ut-ma | Eriška says thus: |
| 10' | la2-ag-mi3-il5-szu di2-szu-um | Išum, |
| 11' | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma _an-na_ | the apsûtu-plant grew thick and the tin |
| 12' | a-na _ku3-ki_ ta-er-ma _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-[uk-ma] | to Kutha returned, and the silver sealed, and |
| 13' | [a]-na i-lu-u2-a pi3-qi2-id-ma | to a lament be pronounced, and |
| 14' | [_ki_ a]-li-ki pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma | with my previous lordship |
| 15' | [sze2-bi4-lam x] _gu2# an-na_ [...] | Send! ... the neck of heaven .... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x?]-x-ri la2 tu3-ka3-al di2-szu-nu-ma | ... you will not hold back their judgment |
| 2 | [szi2]-im-szu-nu sze2-bi4-lam _illat_-tum | send me their fate! |
| 3 | [a-di2 x] u4-me e-ra-ba-am _an-na_ di2-in | as long as he enters, he shall weigh out the tin |
| 4 | la2 tu3-ka3-al-szu | do not hold him back! |
| 5 | [a]-na 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ u3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | for 15 shekels of tin and 3 1/3 shekel of silver |
| 6 | a-qa2-ti2 i-lu-a a-di2-in | I have given the offerings of the gods. |
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