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CCT 4, 12, BM 115134 (P358642)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 12, BM 115134 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358642 |
| Museum no. | BM 115134 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | a-di2 sza a-szur3-ba-ni sza | as far as that of Assur-bani, which |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni a-ma-la2 | you wrote me, I will weigh it out. |
| 5 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 5(u) _gu2_ <_uruda_> _sag10_ | 50 talents of red copper |
| 6 | u2-ka3-il5 szu-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | he will hold, thus he: |
| 7 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 8 | la2 e-ra-ab2 a-bi4 a-ta | I did not enter, my father, from the water |
| 9 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 10 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-da-gal | for silver I shall weigh out. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ i-ma-qu2-tam2-ma | he shall weigh out the silver, and |
| 12 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 40 minas of silver |
| 13 | a-ka3-na-ak-ma | I will make, and |
| 14 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | I will send to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _ansze_-ri ka3-as,-ru-tim | 10 teams of donkeys |
| 2 | sza bi4-il5-tim sze2-ri-a-ma | of the balaŋ drum in the morning, |
| 3 | _uruda_-a-ka3 / sza i-ba-szi2-u2 | your copper which there is |
| 4 | lu a-na ka3-ni-isz3 | or to Kanish |
| 5 | lu a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | or to the cult centers |
| 6 | a-li / te2-er-ta-ka3 | Where is your exit? |
| 7 | i-la2-ka3-ni lu-ub-lu | may he bring. |
| 8 | a-di2 sza da-da-a _dumu_ | as far as Dadâ, son |
| 9 | ti2-li-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | The tilīya that you wrote me, |
| 10 | a-di2 esz15-ri-szu u3 esz15-ra | as far as its ešrīsu and iŋara |
| 11 | te2-er-ti2 i-li-ik | the extispicy he performed. |
| 12 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 s,u2-ha-ra | (Sum) I am the one who makes the tērib priestess tremble (Akk) The one who breaks the tertiary ritual |
| 13 | a-t,a2-ra-ad-ma _ku3-babbar_ | I shall measure out, and the silver |
| 14 | u2-sza-asz2-qu2-lu-szu-ma | they shall remove him, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sza-ak-na-ak-szu-ma | he made him enter, and |
| 2 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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