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CCT 5, 46, BM 113301 (P358854)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 46, BM 113301 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358854 |
| Museum no. | BM 113301 |
| 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 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-<am> | 1 mina of silver: Ṣarupa<cam> |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ s,i2-ba-su2 s,a-ru#-up | 15 shekels of ṣibasu-frit |
| 3 | me-eh-ra-tim sza a-bu-na | first fruits of the father |
| 4 | tal-qe2 _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | you took. Silver and its interest |
| 5 | a-na szu-mi3-ka3 _ki?_ a-bu-na | to your name with(?) Abuna |
| 6 | u2-s,i2-a-am 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas of silver |
| 7 | s,a-ru-pa2-am me-eh-ra-at | a ṣarūpu-vessel, the front |
| 8 | 1(u) _tug2!_ ta-ku-usz-ta-e a-bu-na | 10 takūštu-garments of the father |
| 9 | ta-ku-usz-ta-u2 a-na | takuštāu-disease to |
| 10 | szu#-mi3-ka3 a-na-num _GAN2#_[{eq-lam}] | By your name Ananum the field |
| 11 | e!-ti2-qu2 u3 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | have passed, and their silver |
| 12 | a-na szu-mi3-ka3 _GAN2_ e-ti2-qam | to your name the field has passed |
| 13 | ta#-ku-usz-ta-e-ka3 szu-{d}iszkur | You, Šu-Addu |
| 14 | [u2]-bi4-il5! 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni hu-x x | he carried. 2 kutani-garments |
| 15 | isz-pu-ra-ma t,up-pu-szu u2-ka3-li-im! | he wrote, and his tablet he will hold. |
| 16 | li#?-iz-bi4-il5 ku-ta-ni i-x-x | May he raise his neck |
| 17 | a?-na? ba-a-ba-at ta-ku-usz-te2-ka3 | to the gate of your takuštu |
| 18 | [ni]-zu?-a!-az? _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-ta#-[aq] | he will weigh out the silver. |
| 19 | [u3?] i-ti2-ir a-na szu-mi3 | and the ītir-tax to the name |
| 20 | [x] 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 2/3 shekel of gold |
| 21 | x-sza-lim sza x x x | ... of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-lim{ki} i-li-bi4-ka3 | of the city of Ilībi |
| 2 | 1(u) _gin2_ s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na | 10 shekels of red wool for |
| 3 | szu-mi3 a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | (is) the name of Ašur-bēl-awattim. |
| 4 | a-na be-a-lim te2-ri-isz! um-ma a-ta-ma | To the king, your servant, say thus: |
| 5 | i-na e-la2 i-di2-a-szur3 | from above Iddin-Assur |
| 6 | u3 a-szur3-ma-lik _tug2 hi_-tu3-szu? | and Assur-mālik his appropriate garment(?) |
| 7 | e!?-li-u2-ni-ma li-qe2 | rise up and take (it). |
| 8 | 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ s,i2-ba-at 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 10 1/2 shekels, the ṣibat-measure, 1/2 mina |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-ku-nam ni-ka3-si2 | the silver you shall weigh out, the ni-kasi |
| 10 | ki-ma qa2-ar-wi-a isz-ti2-a | like a hero with me |
| 11 | ta!-si2-ma 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 17 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 12 | 1(disz) me-eh-ra-tim / hu-bu-ul | 1 half-cubit: ḫubul. |
| 13 | qa2-ar-wi-a / a-di2-na-kum | I have given to you. |
| 14 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ lu sza mu-su2!-ka3-e | or silver, or textiles, or of the musukaê-priest |
| 15 | mi3-ma! sza qa2-ar-wi-a | whatever of my horn |
| 16 | u2-la2 te2-zi-ba-am szu-ma | “It is not a tēzibam, it is a |
| 17 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ qa2-ar-wi-[a] | 17 1/2 shekels of silver: Qarwia |
| 18 | tu3?-usz-te2-bi4-lam isz-tu3 | You have brought (them) from |
| 19 | ha#-mu-usz-tim sza ka2-asz2-szi2-im | the humuštum of the gate |
| 20 | [x] _gin2#-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib#?-[tam] | x shekels each, in the month of Ṣibtam |
| 21 | [a]-na#? 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-ma?-nu-ma | for 1 mina of ..., |
| 22 | ta#?-za-za-am 5(disz)? 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | you will place 5 1/2 minas 6 1/2 shekels |
| 23 | _ku3#-babbar_ hu-bu-ul | the silver of the debt |
| 24 | ma?-x-x i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | from the silver |
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