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CCT 5, 04, BM 120509 (P358870)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 04, BM 120509 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358870 |
| Museum no. | BM 120509 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 i-na-a-a | to Inaya |
| 2 | en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim | Ennasuen, son of Ili-alim |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 5 | a-mur-a-szur3-ma | Amur-Assur, |
| 6 | a-na en-na-su2-en6 | to Ennasuen |
| 7 | qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | speak, and 1 mina 10 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-hi-ib-la2-kum | Aḫi-ilakum the silver |
| 9 | t,up-pa2-am sza ku-nu-ki-a | Tablet of Kunukiya. |
| 10 | tu3-ka3-al | you will hold. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na a-lim{ki} | silver in the city |
| 12 | a-na a-bi4-ka3 | to your father |
| 13 | asz2-qu2-ul-ma | I cut off, and |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-am sza ku-nu-ki-szu | A tablet of his seal |
| 15 | i-na a-lim{ki} | in the city |
| 16 | sza ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu | who like silver is the owner |
| 17 | i-di2-nam u3 na-asz2-pe3-er-tu3-szu | he will give, and his letter |
| 18 | a-na ku-a-ti2 u3 i-a-ti2 | to you and me |
| 19 | i-di2-na-ma i-na e-lu-hu-ut | he gave, and in the eluhūt |
| 20 | i-ba-szi2 i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | there is Ilī-ašranni. |
| 21 | u2-ka3-li-im | he shall hold. |
| 22 | a-ba-u2-a <a>-tu3-nu | <My father,> you are. |
| 23 | a-ma-kam t,up-pa2-am | Wording of a tablet. |
| 24 | sza ku-nu-ki-a a-na i-na-a | of my seal to this |
| 25 | u3 a-szur3-na-da di2-in-ma | and Assurnada, decide, and |
| 26 | t,up-pa2-am ki-la2-szu-ma | a tablet of his weight |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-un-ka3-szu-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 2 | di2-na-szu-ma lu-ub-lam u3 a-na-ku | Let me bring it to him, but I myself |
| 3 | up#-pa2#-am# sza# ku#-nu#-uk# a#-bi4#-ka3# lu#-wa#-sze2#-[er] | The tablet of the sealed document of your father I shall send to you. |
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