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CCT 4, 30, BM 113337 (P358686)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 30, BM 113337 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358686 |
| Museum no. | BM 113337 |
| 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 i-di2-{d}iszkur-ma | Thus Iddi-Addu: |
| 3 | a-na-kam t,up-pi2-ka3 a-na-ku | I am writing your tablet. |
| 4 | u3 en-nam-a-szur3 | and Ennam-Assur |
| 5 | ni-isz-ta-me-ma um-ma | we heard, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 a-wi-lim | (Sum) I am the one who makes a claim against a man (Akk) I, the one of the remission of a debt |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma a-na | the silver is sealed and to |
| 8 | a-wi-lim sze2-bi-il5 um-ma | “Send me a man!’, thus says |
| 9 | szu-ut-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2-a | that silver in my hand |
| 10 | la2 ma-qi2-it _ku3-babbar_ | without interest on the silver |
| 11 | a-na qa2-ti2-a i-ma-qu2-ut-ma | fall into my hands, and |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu u2-sze2-ba-al-szum | he shall pay to him his silver. |
| 13 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 14 | isz-tu3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na | from the silver to |
| 15 | qa2-ti2-ka3 la2 ma-aq-ta2-ni | Your hand should not be loosened, |
| 16 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe2-er!-ti2 | a stela of messages, |
| 17 | wa!-ar-ki-tim | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-ti2-szu | 20 minas of silver and its interest |
| 2 | ma-la2 a-na s,i2-ib-tim | as much as for the rations |
| 3 | il5-qe2-a-ku-ni | took from me, |
| 4 | lu-bi-il5-szum#-ma u3 szi2-tam2 | let me bring to him, and the šitam |
| 5 | wa-ar-ka3 sze2-bi-[il5] | afterwards he shall bring |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma [ta]-la2-ak | Thus he: "You will go." |
| 7 | la2 wa-asz2-ba-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi2-ma | there is no deficit of silver, and |
| 8 | la2 u2-sze2-ba-al-szum-ma | did not bring him, and |
| 9 | ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | as much silver as the interest |
| 10 | i-la2-kam a-na-kam a-wi-lum2 | He will weigh it, he will pay it to the man. |
| 11 | e-mu-qa2-tam2 e-ta-u2 | (Sum) My strength is the strength of the enemy (Akk) The strength of a enemy has been released |
| 12 | a-wa-tam2 hi-mi3-t,am2 | a word is a sin |
| 13 | szu-up-ra-szu-ma a-na-kam | send to him, and here |
| 14 | la2 u2-sza-as-ha-ra-ni | shall not raise a claim |
| 15 | u3 a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | and a copy of your extispicy |
| 16 | puzur4-a-na | Puzur-Ana |
| 17 | as,#-ba-at-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I seized, thus I: |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_ku3-babbar_] di2-nam um-ma szu-ut-ma | a verdict of silver, thus he: |
| 2 | _ki#_ wa-ar-ki-u2-tim u2-sze2#-[ba-la2-kum] | I will bring you into a later place. |
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