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CCT 4, 49, BM 113333 (P358723)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 49, BM 113333 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358723 |
| Museum no. | BM 113333 |
| 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 | um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na | Thus (says) Hināya: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 zu-pa2 | Pušu-kēn and Zupa |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na zu-pa2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Zupa, speak! |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ isz-tu3 bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | 10 minas of silver from Burušḫatum |
| 5 | im-qu2-ta-ma i-na _e2#_{[be-ti2}-ka3] | fell and in your house |
| 6 | i-ba-szi2 / ta-asz-pu-ra-am | there is, you wrote me. |
| 7 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-na i-ku-pi3-a | Thus (says) “Why to Ikupīya |
| 8 | ka3-s,a-ri-ka3 szu-up-ra-ma | send to me, so that |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ | silver |
| 10 | li-ih-bu-lam / asz2-pu-ra-ma | I wrote to you and |
| 11 | a-na i-ku-pi3-a 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for Ikupia 17 1/2 minas 3 1/3 shekels silver |
| 12 | i-na _e2#_{[be-ti2}-a i-ku-pi3-a] | in the House of Succession he cut off |
| 13 | ip-t,ur4-ma i-di2-na-kum | he opened and gave to you, |
| 14 | i-na ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-a | at the port of Harani, |
| 15 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you, thus I: |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 sze2-bi4-lam ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | send me the silver! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus: “Why the silver |
| 2 | isz-ti2 _dam-gar3_-ri-im | with the merchant |
| 3 | li-qe2-ma u3? szu#-[up]-ra-ma | take, and send me! |
| 4 | a-szar ta-[al-qe2-u2] | wherever you take |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2#-[ba-su2 ...] | The silver and its interest ... |
| 6 | szu-ma-mi3-in4#? [...] | Šuma-min |
| 7 | te2-er-ti2 x [...] | The extispicy ... |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na# [...] | the silver for ... |
| 9 | la2-mi3-in4 [...] | Lamina ... |
| 10 | te2-pu-sza-[...] | You did |
| 11 | i-ku-pi3-a [...] | Ikupia |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 [...] | silver ... |
| 13 | a-szur3 lu i-[de8 ...] | May Assur know ... |
| 14 | sza-na na-ru-qi2-im [x] x? | another sacrificial sheep |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 mi3-qi2-su2 a-na | the silver and its interest to |
| 16 | pu-szu-ke-en6 di2-in a-na | “Pušu-kēn, the judge, |
| 17 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma a-bi4? | Speak to Pušu-kēn! |
| 18 | a-ta _ku3-babbar_ u3 mi3-qi2-su2 | from the silver and its interest |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 ki-ma | its šašqī-qilu 1 mina of silver and like |
| 2 | s,i2-ba-su2 u3 a-ha-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | its interest and each other 2/3 mina of silver is the price |
| 3 | 2(disz) lu-bu-szi2 / i-li-bi4 en-na-nim _dumu_ szu-hu-bur | 2 (mana wool for) Lubuši, Ilībi, Ennanim, son of Šuhubur |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | silver for his šašqilu |
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