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CCT 5, 01, BM 120504 (P358771)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 01, BM 120504 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358771 |
| Museum no. | BM 120504 |
| 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 i-na-a-ma a-na | Thus says “Now to |
| 2 | en-nam-a-szur3 / i-ku-pi2-a szu-hu-bur | Ennam-Assur, the ... of Šuḫubur, |
| 3 | szu-ki-tim / a-szur3-na-da u3 | the šukītum-official of Assur-nada and |
| 4 | ku-zi-zi qi2-bi-ma / a-di2 / 5(disz)-szi2-szu | Speak to Kuzizi, and up to 5 times |
| 5 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you, thus: |
| 6 | [_ARAD2_] sza-lim-be-li2 / s,a-ab2-ta-ma | servant of Šalim-belī. |
| 7 | sze2-ri-a-nim / a-tu3-nu / ta-li-ka3-ma | “Attenu, come to me! |
| 8 | ku-nu-tam2-ma / te2-pa2-sza / _ARAD2 ku3-babbar_ | sealed document of the work of a slave of silver |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na ni-qi2-a | 1/2 mina for niqīya |
| 10 | u2-ka3-i-il5-ma / um-ma szu-ut-ma | he will hold, thus says he: |
| 11 | u3 a-na-ku / lu _ARAD2_-szu-ma um-ma | and I, either his servant, thus |
| 12 | i-ku-pi2-a-ma / 1(disz) qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | he cut off, and 1 qablītam |
| 13 | u2-ra / _ARAD2_ / ip-ri-id-ma | a slave he entrusted, and |
| 14 | pu-uz-ra-am / i-s,a-ba-at | he will take responsibility. |
| 15 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ / u2-la2 i-ta-asz2-qal | and silver he shall weigh out. |
| 16 | a-ma-kam t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | The wording of the tablet of the karû-offering. |
| 17 | a-na wa-bar-tim / a-szur3-na-da | to the lands of Assur-nada |
| 18 | na-szi2 / i-na sza-ha-at | he will take. In the šaḫat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-szur3-na-da / i-zi-za-ma | Assurnada stands and |
| 2 | ki-ma / _ARAD2 / la2_ i-sza-lu-u2 | instead of a slave they shall pay. |
| 3 | sze2-ri-a-ni-szu / u3-ul szu-ma / li-bi-ku-nu | He is not his father, you should not be his brother. |
| 4 | ki-ma i-na pa2-ni-tim 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | as before 1/2 mina |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-ka3-i-lu / li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ma | the silver he shall hold, may they give to you, and |
| 6 | u3 _ARAD2_ / a-szu-mi3-a-ma / lu-szi2-ib | and the servant of Ašumiama may I live. |
| 7 | u3 i-na _igi_ wa-bar-tim / sza-zi-za-ma | and in front of the wabartum he stands, and |
| 8 | ma-ma-an la2 i-t,a2-hi-szu-um | no one will take it from him. |
| 9 | i-nu-mi3 / s,u2-ha-ru-u2-a / i-lu-ku-ni-ni | At that time, when my ṣuharû priests came to me, |
| 10 | i-sza-ha-ti2-szu-nu / li-zi-iz-ma | may they be angry with him, and |
| 11 | isz-te2-en6 u3 sze2-na / _tug2 hi-a_ | and šēnu-garments, garments |
| 12 | li-di2-nu / u3-ul szu-ma / da-mi3-iq-szu-um | He is not his fault. |
| 13 | a-ni / li-li-kam / a-szur3 | May he go, Assur! |
| 14 | u3 {d}mar-tu / i-li / a-bi-a | and Martu, my god, my father |
| 15 | li-t,u3-la2 / mi3-ma la2 e-pu-szu-szu-ni | May he live! What has he not done? |
| 16 | u3 a-tu3-nu / a-na-kam / ik-ri-bu-um | “And you, why do you pray to me? |
| 17 | _ku3!-babbar!_-ku-nu / lu-ka3-il5-szu-um | may I hold your silver. |
| 18 | a-na szu-hu-bur / szu-ki-tim u3 | to Šuḫubur, the sukītum, and |
| 19 | la-ma-si2 qi2-bi-ma / 1(disz) szu-ra?!-am | Speak to Lamāsi, (saying) / 1 šuram |
| 20 | sza ma-ha-ti2-a | of my shrines |
| 21 | a-szur3-na-da / na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 a-ma-kam | Assur-nada, I am the one who holds you back. |
| 22 | di2-na-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ / ku-un-ka3-ma | a lawsuit against him and silver he shall hold, and |
| 23 | a-na a-szur3-na-da / di2-na-ma | Give it to Aššra-nada! |
| 24 | lu-ub-lam _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sze2-li-a-ma | I shall bring. The silver is 1 shekel of šelīya, and |
| 25 | a-s,e2-ri-sza ma-li-[a] | her aṣerīšu field is full |
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