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CCT 5, 04, BM 119406 (P358869)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 04, BM 119406 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358869 |
| Museum no. | BM 119406 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma {d}iszkur-ba-ni-ma | thus Iškur-bani: |
| 3 | en-nam-a-szur3 as,-ba-at-ma | I seized Ennam-Assur, and |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ ma-la | thus I: silver as much as |
| 5 | pa2#-ka3# / a-na a-wi-lim ta-di2-nu | It is given to a man. |
| 6 | qi2#-bi-ma / u3 pa2-a _ku3-babbar?_ a-na? | speak, and the mouth of the silver to |
| 7 | a-wi-lim lu nu-bi-il5 um-ma szu-ut-ma | “The man should not raise a claim, thus says he: |
| 8 | a#-di2 1(u) u4-me la2 ta-ha-da-ar | For 10 days you will not discard it. |
| 9 | isz-ti2 / a-hi-a / ni-ka3-si2 | with a brother we shall tie. |
| 10 | [la-si2]-ma / _uruda_-i / lu-sze2-s,i2-a-ma | let me weigh out the copper, so that |
| 11 | qa2-ti2 hi-na-a / u2 sza | Hand of hīnu-plant |
| 12 | ki-ma dan-a-szur3 a-wa-ti2 | like Dan-Assur the words |
| 13 | la2-ag-mu-ur-ma / ra-mi3-ni | Lagmurma, her love. |
| 14 | lu-za-ki u2 / la2-tal-ka3 | I will clear it and I will come. |
| 15 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / ta-ak-ta-al-a-ni | Thus (says) I: “You have sinned against me. |
| 16 | u2-la _ku3_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ u2-la2 | without silver, 5 minas without silver |
| 17 | _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ a-na sza ki-ma um-mi3-a-ni-a | 10 talents of copper for Ummi-Aniya |
| 18 | na-asz2-qu2-ul / mi3-na-ma! | What is the našquŋul-service? |
| 19 | [a]-na um-mi3-a-ni / la2-asz2-pu-ur | I shall send to his mother. |
| 20 | um-ma szu-ut-ma _ku3_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | Thus he: silver, 20 minas |
| 21 | ma-la2 pa2-i / a-di2-nu-szu-ni | as much as I gave him, |
| 22 | a-la2-ak-ma / a-sza-qal um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I will go and I will libate, thus I: |
| 23 | _ku3-babbar_ / ta-ka3-sza-ad a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a | you will weigh out the silver to Ummi-ana |
| 24 | la-asz2-pu-ur um-ma szu-ut-ma | I will write to you thus: |
| 25 | a-ka3-sza-ad szu-pu-ur | “I want to eat, I want to drink!’ |
| 26 | a-szi2-a-ti2 / ak-la2 / _uruda_ sza | Aššītu, the smith, the copper of |
| 27 | _dam-gar3_-ri-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | the merchant whom you wrote me |
| 28 | 1(u) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10 e2_ | 10 1/2 talents of copper, capital of the house |
| 29 | a-mur-esz18-dar na-di2 | Amur-Ištar, the guarantor |
| 30 | a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2 is,-ba-at-ma | Assur-ištikal seized, and |
| 31 | um-ma szu-ut-ma ha-ra-ni | Thus (says) Ahurānu. |
| 32 | a-na sze2-na u4-me u2-s,i2-am | in the days to come, |
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