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CCT 4, 25-26, BM 113296 (P358675)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 25-26, BM 113296 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358675 |
| Museum no. | BM 113296 |
| 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' | s,u-ha-ru-um u2-ta-[...] | The ṣuharû-demon ... |
| 2' | 1(asz) _gu2 / an-na e-gal_-[lum2 a-na] | 1 talent of An, the palace, for |
| 3' | szi2-mi3-im il5-qe2-ma i-na# | he took the omen and in |
| 4' | sza _e2-gal_-lim 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | of the palace, 1 shekel of silver |
| 5' | bi-it-qa2-tim i-ba-szi2 a-[s,e2-er] | there is a debt. |
| 6' | dan-a-szur asz2.ta-par2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I have written to Dan-Aš[ur], thus I: |
| 7' | lu sza _e2-gal_-lim lu szi2-im _an-na_ | or of the palace, or the shape of a meteor |
| 8' | lu [...] ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | ... come, and I will come. |
| 9' | [a-na ka3]-ni#-isz i-la2-kam-ma | he will bring it to the kānish. |
| 10' | [...] sza# lu sze2-ep i-a-x-il | ... that should be covered ... |
| 11' | [x x] _illat#_-at [x x] | ... the river level ... |
| 12' | [...] u2-za-ka3-ma te2-er-ti2# | ... he removes and the extispicy |
| 13' | [x x] u2-ba-la2-ku-um-ma a-na | ... he will bring and to |
| 14' | ka3-ni-isz asz2-pu-ur-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ | I wrote repeatedly, and 2 talents |
| 15' | u3! 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / ub-lu-nim-ma | and 10 kutānu-garments brought to me, and |
| 16' | e-mu-qa2-tam2 / za-ki-szu-ma u3! | “Its strength is exalted, and |
| 17' | 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / u2-ra-da-szu-um-ma | 10 kutānu-garments for him, and |
| 18' | 8(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 8 shekels of tin at 15 herkels per shekel |
| 19' | _tug2 hi-a_ a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | garments for their sleeves |
| 20' | asz2-ta-pa2-ma _an-na_ u2-sa3-nu-qu2-szu-ma | I have written, and the heavens surround him, and |
| 21' | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ i-du-nu-szu-ma / e-ti2-qam2-ma | and garments they gave him, and he has passed, and |
| 22' | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na 1(u) ha-am-sza-tim | 20 minas of silver for 10 hamšātim (measures) |
| 23' | t,up-pu-szu a-la2-pa2-at _ku3_ sza ma-ah-ri-ka3 | his tablet is a gift of silver which before you |
| 24' | e isz-pu-ra-ku-um szi2-ma-am e ta-asz2-am-szum | “Has he written to me, what have you given to him? |
| 25' | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 u2-sza-ba-a-ni | together with the silver he shall pay. |
| 26' | da-ni-isz-tam2 i-na li-bi-im | a strong one among the people |
| 27' | i-ti2-s,i2-i / 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 15 minas of silver |
| 28' | sza _dumu_ a-szur-ba-ni / i-hi-ib-[la2-ku]-ni | of the son of Assur-bani he shall carry out. |
| 29' | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17 sag10 diri_ / asz2-a-[ma] | 2 minas of gold, the price of extras, |
| 30' | a-na i-di2-a-szur3 | to Iddin-Assur |
| 31' | _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 / _igi_ 3(disz) um-mi3-[a-ni] | son of Assur-imitti, before 3 Ummiani |
| 32' | ap2-qi2-su2-um um-ma a-na-ku-ma# | I entrusted to him, thus I: |
| 33' | lu-sze2-li-ma ap2-qi2 a usz x [x?] | let me entrust, and the apqî-offering |
| 34' | [x x] x [ig-ru-ka3 u3 9(disz) x x x?] | ... entered, and 9 ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-am a-li a-li-[...] | ... the city ... |
| 2 | [...] szu-ma u4-ma ad ma te2-er-ti2 [za-ku-tum?] | ... he is, and the day of the extispicy is exempt |
| 3 | [...] ra-ib u2 x x x um x me-szi2-ti2-i | ... lovemaking ... |
| 4 | [...]-la2-ak-ma i-ni-di2-ma a-su2-kur-tim | ... he smote, and Asukurtum |
| 5 | [...] u2? _an-na_ e-ru-ub-ma t,up-pi3-ku-nu sza a-lim{ki!?} | ... I entered and your tablet of the city |
| 6 | a-x [...] | ... ... |
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