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CCT 5, 22, BM 120516 (P358779)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 22, BM 120516 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358779 |
| Museum no. | BM 120516 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ sza-lim-esz18-dar _dumu_ tu3-ra-am-{d}iszkur | Seal of Šalim-Ištar, son of Turam-Adad |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ qa2-ta-ti2-a _dumu_ i-szu-hi-im | seal of Qatatiya, son of Ishuhum |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-ni-nim | and Assur-imitti, son of Aninim |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ su2-e-a _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Su’ea, son of Puzukên |
| 5 | [i]-na 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ / sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | from 4 minas of gold of Pušuken |
| 6 | [a-na] en#-um-a-szur _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 | to Enum-Assur, son of Enasuen |
| 7 | [i-di2-nu] 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| 8 | [qa2-tam2] sza su2-e-a / _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Hand of Su'a, son of Pušu-kēn. |
| 9 | [a-szur]-mu-ta-bi4-il5 / a-hu-szu | Assur-mutabi-il, his brother |
| 10 | isz-a-am a-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | for 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| 11 | su2-e-a / a-na en-um-a-szur | The shepherd to Enum-Assur |
| 12 | [_dumu_ e]-na-su2-en6 / u2-la2 i-tu3-ar | son of Enasuen he shall forfeit. |
| 13 | _kiszib3_ sza-lim-esz18-dar _dumu_ tu3-ra-am-{d#}iszkur | Seal of Šalim-Ištar, son of Turam-Adad |
| 14 | _kiszib3_ qa2-ta-ti2-a _dumu_ i-szu-hi-im | seal of Qatatiya, son of Ishuhum |
| 15 | _kiszib3_ a-szu-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-ni-nim | Seal of Ašu-imitti, son of Aninim |
| 16 | _kiszib3_ su2-e-a _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Su’ea, son of Puzukên |
| 17 | i-na 2(disz)#? _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | for 2 minas of gold |
| 18 | [...] a-na | ... to |
| 19 | x [...] a? na na [...] | ... a(?) ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-ap2-ku 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...] | ... 1/3 mina 2 shekels ... |
| 2 | _ku3-sig17_ / qa2-su2 / sza su2-e-a | gold, the qasu of my hair |
| 3 | _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 / a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | son of Pušu-kēn, Assur-mutabi-il |
| 4 | a-hu-szu / isz-a-am / a-na | his brother to |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ su2-e-a | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of red gold |
| 6 | a-na a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 | to Assur-malik, son of Enasuen |
| 7 | u2-la2 i-tu3-wa-ar | he shall not return. |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ sza-lim-esz18-dar _dumu_ tu3-ra-am-{d#}iszkur | Seal of Šalim-Ištar, son of Turam-Adad |
| 9 | _kiszib3_ qa2-ta-ti2-a _dumu_ i-szu-hi-im | seal of Qatatiya, son of Ishuhum |
| 10 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-ni-nim | Seal of Assur-imitti, son of Aninim |
| 11 | _kiszib3_ su2-e-a _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Seal of Su’ea, son of Puzukên |
| 12 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 2 minas 8 shekels of refined silver |
| 13 | i-s,e2-er su2-e-a _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | Iṣer-Suea, son of Pušu-kēn |
| 14 | a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 / a-hu-szu i-szu | Assur-mutabi-il, his brother, is his brother. |
| 15 | isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim sza szu-li2 | From the ḫamuštu of the šuli |
| 16 | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-ur li-mu-um | 1st month, eponymy of |
| 17 | a-gu5-tum a-ma-na-em 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | agūtum amanem 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 18 | i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | in the 1st month of Ṣibtam |
| 19 | [u2]-s,a-ab2 / _ku3-babbar_ i-na ka3-ni-isz | he shall redeem. The silver in the sealed document |
| 20 | [i]-sza#-qal / me-eh-ru-um sza 3(disz) | He will weigh out the remainder of the three quarters. |
| 21 | t,up#-pe3-e sza su2-e-a | Tablet of Su'ea. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szu-[mi3 ... _GAN2_-lam e-ti2-qu2] | my father ... the field he crossed. |
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