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CCT 4, 24-25, BM 113282 (P358673)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 24-25, BM 113282 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358673 |
| Museum no. | BM 113282 |
| 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]-hu#-qar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ahu-qar: |
| 2 | [um]-ma i-ku-pi2-a {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | thus Ikupia, Enlil-bani |
| 3 | e-la2-li2 u3 a-szur-tak2-la2-ku | Elali and Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | la2 li-bi _dingir_-ma a-na-kam-ma | “If he does not obey the heart of a god, why is it that |
| 5 | dingir-ba-ni me-et la2-ma dingir-ba-ni | Ilī-bani, he is the one who has lost his god, |
| 6 | i-mu-tu3-ni a-wa-su2 | his word |
| 7 | nu-ta-bi-ma# 4(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ <_ku3-babbar_> | did not raise, and 41 minas 4 shekels of silver |
| 8 | u3 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | and 1 1/3 minas 6 shekels of gold |
| 9 | sza x _gin2-ta_ isz-qu2-ul-ni-a-ti2-ma | of x shekels he weighed out and |
| 10 | _ku3!-babbar_ u2 _ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-ku-ni | silver and gold are yours. |
| 11 | isz-ti2 a-szur-tak2-la2-ku i-ba-szi2-ma#? | with Assur-taklāku there is |
| 12 | a-szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sza [i-ne2]-pu-szu | the ašītu-payment of silver that they performed |
| 13 | ne2-pu-[usz] u2 mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 | to do, whatever food there is |
| 14 | la2 i-pa2-ri-id dingir-ba-ni | Ilī-bani will not release him. |
| 15 | i-mu-a-ti2-szu / la2 ba-ti2-iq | his enemies shall not be cut off. |
| 16 | sza-lim / a-di2 5(disz) u4-me-e | are well. For 5 days |
| 17 | a-hu-szu a-ki-dim | his brother, the akidim |
| 18 | u2-[sze2]-s,i2#-a-ma / a-szar | I brought out, and where |
| 19 | dam-qa2-at-ni / ne2-pa2-asz2 | We will perform our good deed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | from the future |
| 2 | te2-er-ti2-ni za-ku-tum | “Our exempted petition |
| 3 | i-la2-ka3-kum mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 | he will bring to you whatever he wishes. |
| 4 | la2 i-pa2-ri-id u3 a-di2-i | he did not inspect, and as far as |
| 5 | dam-qa2-a sza ni-isz-pu-ra-ku-ni | The good things that we wrote to you, |
| 6 | a-s,e2-er 2(u) _gu2 uruda sag10_ sza a-szar | 20 talents of red copper, where |
| 7 | sza-ra-su2-en6 _dumu_ ma!-ni-a | Šarasuen, son of Maniya |
| 8 | ni-is,-bu-tu3-ma _uruda_ i-ku-nu-ki-ni | we captured, and copper they established for you |
| 9 | ni-ik-nu-ku! u2 t,up-pa2-am | We will seal it and write a tablet. |
| 10 | sza 1(u) 4(asz) _gu2 uruda sig4_ sza pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | of 14 talents of copper, bricks of Pilah-Ištar |
| 11 | _dumu_ a-szur-na-da _dumu_ dam-qa2-a | son of Assur-nada, son of Damqaya |
| 12 | te2-zi-ib!?-ma t,up-pa2-am | Disregard that a tablet |
| 13 | qa2-ti2 a-szur-tak2-la2-ku i-s,a-ba-at | Hand of Ašur-taklāku will seize. |
| 14 | a-na-kam a-na _uruda_ sza a-szar | here for the copper where |
| 15 | sza-ra-su2-en6 ni-is,-bu-tu3-u2 | Šarasuen, we have sinned. |
| 16 | a-szar 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2 2(disz)! _ma-na-ta_ | where 1 mina and 2 minas |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-ad!-mi3-qa2-tim | the silver of the gift(s) |
| 18 | a-na dam-qa2-a i-ta-di2-in | he has given to good fortune. |
| 19 | _uruda_ u2-s,a-bi-tu3-u2 | the copper they seized |
| 20 | a-ma-kam [t,up-pa2-am] | the wording of the tablet |
| 21 | [sza] ka3-ri#-im da-nam | of the strong karim |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ li-qe2-a-ma _uruda_ a-_ku3-babbar_ | ... may he take silver and the copper and the silver |
| 2 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ a-re-esz15 t,up-pi2-szu-nu | ... silver, the wages of their tablet |
| 3 | [...] x-ma a-wi-lu!-um i-t,up-pi2-<szu> | ... and the man will write his tablet |
| 4 | u2 szi2-bi-szu _ku3-babbar_ li-il5-qe2 | and his wages silver he shall take. |
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