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CCT 4, 08, BM 115104 (P358741)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 4, 08, BM 115104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358741 |
| Museum no. | BM 115104 |
| 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-di3-dingir | to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | u3 / szu-ma-bi-a qi2-bi-[ma] | and Šuma-biya speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-al-du10-ma | Alduma says thus: |
| 4 | a-na im-di3-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum: |
| 5 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 6 | a-ta-ma lu#-qu2-ut-ka3 | Why should I take you away? |
| 7 | en-nu-um-be-lum2 | Ennum-belum |
| 8 | u2-sze2-li-a-am | he made rise. |
| 9 | lu-qu2-tum ki-ma | luqūtum-disease like |
| 10 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 11 | u2-s,a-ni la2 i-bi4-a-at | he brought, he is not present. |
| 12 | ab2#-kam / la-ma _an-na_ | The cow ... An |
| 13 | [a]-na-kam i-mi3-du-ni | what did he give me? |
| 14 | _an#-na_ la-di2-in-ma | I gave the tin, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and of 10 minas of silver |
| 2 | _an-na e2 dam-gar3_ | An, the house of the merchant |
| 3 | a-na [u4]-me-e / pa2-ti2-u2-tim | in future days |
| 4 | ki-ma i-du-[nu]-ni | when they gave me |
| 5 | li-qe2#-a-[am] i-nu-mi3 | take me. At that time |
| 6 | ta-la-qe2-a-ni ha-mu-usz-tam2 | you will take, may it be favourable. |
| 7 | a-ma-kam i-na ta-ah-si2-is-tim | (Sum) It is the word of a lion in the sea (Akk) The word of an eagle in the ocean |
| 8 | i-di2-ma a-na | he gave, and to |
| 9 | a-la-ki-ka3 a-na-kam | Why are you going? |
| 10 | t,up-pi2-i / lu-pu-ut | Let me write my tablet. |
| 11 | [u3] szu-ma pa2-al-ha-ti2 | and he is the governor |
| 12 | [i]-na a-la-ki-ka3 | on your journey |
| 13 | [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | x minas of silver |
| 14 | [la2]-di2-na-kum a-na# | I will give to you. |
| 15 | [a]-lim{ki} sze2-bi4-il5-ma | of the city he had carried off, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x x]-la-ka3 [x x]-szu-[x x] | ... ... |
| 2 | [i-na] _illat_-at a-szur3-ma-lik | in the presence of Assur-malik |
| 3 | [ma]-la2 tal-qe2-u2 te2-er-ta-[ka3] | whatever you take, return it. |
| 4 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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