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CCT 4, 18, BM 115168 (P358657)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 18, BM 115168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358657 |
| Museum no. | BM 115168 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma# | Speak to Imdīlim |
| 2 | um-ma e-na-be-lum2-ma | thus Enabelum: |
| 3 | ki#-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-wi-lim | like silver to a man |
| 4 | la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni-[ma] | do not send me, and |
| 5 | li-bu-szu im-ra-as,#-ma | his body he cut off, and |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma s,i2-i-ma | Thus (says) Šūt-Sîn: |
| 7 | u3-s,i2-a-am mi3-ma | “Ask me! What |
| 8 | lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 isz-ti2-a | Let me take from you. |
| 9 | u3-sze2-s,a-a-kum | shall bring you, |
| 10 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na | 1 shekel of silver for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa2-nim-ma a-[na a-wi-lim] | before a man |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-lam-ma li-[bi4] | send to me, and let me know! |
| 3 | a-wi-lim li-nu-uh3 | May the man be pacified |
| 4 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 la2 tu3-ka3-la2 | Assur-imittī, do not hold back! |
| 5 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta# | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im | silver of the merchant |
| 7 | ma-la2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni | as much as I wrote to you |
| 8 | [a]-a-am-szi2-il5 u3 ku-bi4-na-da | Aya-mšī-il and Kubinada |
| 9 | [sza]-asz2-qi2-il5 a-na | he will pay. |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 a-na-hi-id | I will return your message. |
| 11 | szi2-im _tug2_ | the price of the garment |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | send me silver! |
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