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CCT 4, 32, BM 113343 (P358690)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 32, BM 113343 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358690 |
| Museum no. | BM 113343 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-nu-um | thus Ikūnum |
| 3 | u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | and Kur-ub-ištar |
| 4 | a-na lu-qu2-tim sza _e2_ | for the clothing of the house |
| 5 | _dam-gar3_-ri-im ni-si2-a-ku-ni | merchant of yours |
| 6 | szi2-ma-at _ku3-babbar_ | the price of the silver |
| 7 | tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-a-am | you will send me. |
| 8 | lu s,i-ib-tam2 nu-s,i2-ib | May it be a good thing that we do not rejoice over. |
| 9 | lu _ku3-babbar_ ni-im-s,i2 | or silver, the nimṣu-tax |
| 10 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/3 minas 2 1/3 shekels |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar dam-gar3_-ru-u2 | the silver of the merchant |
| 12 | i-na li-bi4-ni | in our midst |
| 13 | i?-szi2-ta-a-ma | he took, and |
| 14 | t,up-pi3-ni ik-la2-a-ma | he sealed his tablet, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | the silver as a gift |
| 2 | ni-il5-qe2-e-ma | we took, and |
| 3 | isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li | from the month of Addaru |
| 4 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim | to the ṣibtum |
| 5 | i-la2-ak-ni-a-ti2 | Illak-nīti, |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/3 minas 2 1/3 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | silver and its interest |
| 8 | sza isz-tu3 ku-zal-li | which from the kuzallu-vessel |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-la2-am / la-ma | Send me! ... |
| 10 | hu-ra-s,a-nu-um | Ḫuraṣanum |
| 11 | u2-s,a-ni / ni-isz-pu-ra-ma | we will bring, and |
| 12 | a-mi3-nim _ku3-babbar_ | I paid. The silver |
| 13 | la tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-a-ma | do not send me, and |
| 14 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim | to the ṣibtum |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-la2-ka3-ku-um a-ma-kam | “He will come to me, it is my word. |
| 2 | hu-ra-s,a-nam sza-i-il5 | Ḫuraṣāna was carried off. |
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