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CCT 4, 14, BM 115144 (P358646)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 14, BM 115144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358646 |
| Museum no. | BM 115144 |
| 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 en-na-nim | to the lord |
| 2 | u3 e-di2-a-szur3 | and Edi-Assur |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma szu-na-bar-ma | Speak, thus Šunabar: |
| 4 | a-na e-di2-a-szur3 | to Edi-Assur |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma ki-ma ku-a-ti2 | Speak as follows: |
| 6 | a-na-kam! a-zi-iz-ma | I stood, and |
| 7 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / al-qe2 | 2 kutani-garments I took. |
| 8 | _tug2 hi_-tu3-ka3 / ma-t,i3-u2 | Your good garments are numerous. |
| 9 | a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1/2 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 10 | ta-ad-nu / i-nu-mi3 / i-na | When in |
| 11 | i-na ka3-ni-isz / ta-as,-bi-ti2-ni | You have bound me in a sealed document. |
| 12 | a-di2-ni _ku3-babbar_ u2-la2 ub-lu-nim | as long as silver he shall carry |
| 13 | ki-ma / a-na a-lim{ki} | like to the city |
| 14 | ta#-li-ku-ni / wa-ar-ki-ka3-ma | come, after you |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-na-da u3 szu-ku-tum | Assur-nada and Šukūtum |
| 2 | a-na ba-ab2-dingir / ir-de8-u2-ni-ma | to Bāb-ilum brought, and |
| 3 | _igi_ 5(disz) s,a-bi-im _ku3-babbar_ | the equivalent was: 5 bundles of silver |
| 4 | is,-bu-tu3 um-ma szu-nu-ma | seized, thus they: |
| 5 | a-di2 / ne2-nu u3 e-di2-na-a | as far as Nenu and Edinaya |
| 6 | ne2-ta-wu-u2-ni _ku3-babbar_ a-na | he did not pay, the silver to |
| 7 | ma-ma-an / la2 tu3-wa-sza-ar | No one should turn away! |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im / a-mi3-im | the silver from the day |
| 9 | ka3-ni-ik-ma / i-na ka3-ni-isz3 | It is sealed and in the sealed document |
| 10 | na-di2 / mi3-szu / sza _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | the price of half of the silver |
| 11 | a-na-ku / a-ma-gu5-ru / isz-ti2 | (Sum) I am the one who is angry with me (Akk) I, I am angry with you |
| 12 | a-wi-li-ka3 / at-wu-u2-ma | Your man is a man |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / szu-pur-ma / li-qe2 | Send me your silver, so that I may take it. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 i-na [ka3-ri]-im ta-zi-za-ma | Alternatively, you stand in the street and |
| 2 | sza# isz-ti2 / a-wi-[li-ka3] u2-sza-x-x-dam#? | who with your man ... |
| 3 | _ku3#-babbar_-ap2-[ka3] sze2-bi4-la2#-am | send me your silver! |
Sources & licences
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