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CCT 5, 02, BM 120506 (P358805)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 02, BM 120506 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358805 |
| Museum no. | BM 120506 |
| 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-ku-pi2-a-szur3-ma | Thus Ikupi-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na en6-bi-esz18-dar-ma | to Enbi-Ištar |
| 3 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-na a-szur3-ma-lik | 20 minas of silver, which to Assur-malik |
| 4 | ta-di2-nu-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | were given, and 30 minas of silver |
| 5 | i-na e-la2-i-szu / i-sza-qa2-la2-ku-ni | When he rises, |
| 6 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni / mi3-ma | What have you written to me? |
| 7 | li-ba-ka3 / la2 i-pa2-ri-id | (Sum) He does not look at your heart, he does not see your heart. (Akk) The heart of your heart is not looked at. |
| 8 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ pa2-sza-lum2# | 1 talent 14 minas of silver, grass, 12 mina of silver: the pšalum-official |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} i-ni-szi2 _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2_ | to the city he gave it. Within it 1 talent |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ a-na | silver, either silver or gold for |
| 11 | a-bu-sza-lim / isz-qul2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | Abum-šallim he weighed out. That silver |
| 12 | i-_e2_-ti2-szu i-ba-szi2 / a-s,e2-er | his house there is, he goes out. |
| 13 | a-wi-lim szu-pur-ma 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | send a man, and 20 minas of silver |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / li-il5-qe2 a-di2 | may he take your silver, up to |
| 15 | 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2 / 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 30 minas of silver, grass, 1 talent of tin |
| 16 | sza i-li-bi4 a-szur3-ma-lik u2 i-a-ti2 | of the god Ilībi, Assur-malik and Iati, |
| 17 | ti2-szu-u2 / a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma | Tīšû (means) “the aṣer-disease that is like |
| 18 | ku-a-ti szu-up-ra-ma | send me a copy. |
| 19 | u2 a-szur3-ba-ni a-ha-am / gal | and Assur-bani, the great brother, |
| 20 | szi2-be-ka3 / li-ih-ri-ma | May your hearing be heard, and |
| 21 | i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 / ma-asz2-ka3-nam | on your tablet is placed. |
| 22 | e tu3-di2-ma / a-na-kam# _ku3#-babbar#_ sza# ki#-ma | you have poured out, and what is the silver that like |
| 23 | szu-a-ti3-ma / e iq-bi4-x um-ma | that he said, thus: |
| 24 | szu-nu-ma / a-szur3-ma-lik ha-ra-szu | they are Ašszur-mālik his brother. |
| 25 | mi3-szu-um / ma-asz2-ka3-szu tu3#-a-ri-szu | “Išum, his wagon, his ..., |
| 26 | a-hi a-ta sza-am#?-x-am? / ma-la2 | “My brother, from the water(?), how much? |
| 27 | ta-le-e-u2-ni di2-in#-ma# ma#-la2 | Give me a firm positive answer to what you are asking me |
| 28 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-al-qi2-u2 / te2-er-ta-ka3 | the silver that you took, your return |
| 29 | li-li-kam u2 ka3-ta-pa2-am sza {d}utu-tap-pa2-i | “Let him come and the scepter of Šamaš-tappâ |
| 30 | e-zi-ba-ku-ni / a-na-kam / um-ma {d}utu-tap-pa2-i-<ma> | Disregard what happened to me, thus Šamaš-tappāya: |
| 31 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ u3 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 2/3 shekel of silver and 11 shekels of silver |
| 32 | na-ad-a-ku / ma-la2 ka3-ta-pa2-am | (Sum) I am the one who carries everything (Akk) I carry everything |
| 33 | ta-di2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ tal-qe2-u2-ni | they gave, and the silver they took |
| 34 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam a-hu-ni a-ta | May he come to me, my brother! |
| 35 | a-ta lu ti2-de8-e a-na _an-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | you should know. For tin 5 1/2 shekels each |
| 36 | i-di2-na-bu-um / isz-ku-na-ni-a-ti2 | Iddin-abum, the one who establishes |
| 37 | u2 a-szi2-am 1(disz) _ma-na_ sza ki-szi2-a | and as for me, 1 mina of kišiya |
| 38 | sza i-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2-ni / a-di2-ni-ma | that he gave to me, I gave, and |
| 39 | i-ba-szi2 / a-hi a-ta / _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | there is a brother of mine, 10 minas of silver |
| 40 | ba-ba-ti2-ni u2 a-szi2-um 1(u) _gin2_-li | and 10 shekels of emmer |
| 41 | a-_ku3-babbar_ u2-ta-ar-ma / szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | the silver he shall return, and the life of your silver |
| 42 | nu-sza-ba-ka3-ma / a-hi a-ta a-ma-la2 | “We will not go to you,’–‘I will bring my brother from the water— |
| 43 | na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a / sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | The messages of Pušuken |
| 44 | i-szi2-is!-a-ku-ni _ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim | the silver of the later (payment) |
| 45 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | his account of the silver according to the price |
| 46 | _an-na_ sza i3-li-a | the tin of my god |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma | send me, and I shall pay 10 minas of silver. |
| 2 | la2-li-ik-ma / a-wa-ti2 / i-na a-lim{ki} | let me go, and my words in the city |
| 3 | la2-al-qe2 / a-hi a-ta be-li a-ta / a-na | My brother, why, my lord, why to |
| 4 | u2-um ga-ma-lim | and I am well. |
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