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CCT 5, 06, BM 119408 (P358882)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 06, BM 119408 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358882 |
| Museum no. | BM 119408 |
| 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 hi-na-a-ma a-na | Thus (says) Hināya: |
| 2 | qar-wi-a pu-szu-ke-en6 | “My warrior, Pušu-kēn, |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-dan qi2-bi-ma | and Assur-dan, speak! |
| 4 | a-na qar-wi-a u3 a-szur3-dan | to Qarwia and Assur-dan |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim | Speak, and you will send me. |
| 6 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma a-szur3-na-da | Thus Atunu, Assurnada: |
| 7 | u3 _dumu_ e-la2-ma _ku3-babbar_ | and the son of Elama silver |
| 8 | ne2-ri-isz-ma um-ma szu-nu-ma | “Then they said: |
| 9 | a-a-nu-um _ku3-babbar_ a-na-kam a-na | “Why the silver to |
| 10 | tur4-hu-mi3-it ne2-ra-ab2-ma | “Let the pigeons enter, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ nu-sze2-ba-la2-ma ku-un!-ka3-ma | the silver shall not be paid, he shall redeem it, and |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-la2-szu-um isz-tu3 | send him! From |
| 13 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | you wrote to me, |
| 14 | sza-li-isz-tum sza-tum | šalištum, that |
| 15 | a-la2-qa2 / _an-na / mu 5(disz)-sze3_ | I took. Anu, 5 years |
| 16 | szu-ma-mi3-in4 a-szur3-dan | Šuma-min, Assur-dan |
| 17 | wa-ar-ka3-su2-nu i-li-ik-ma | after them he went, and |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ u3-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-nu | silver he shall pay them. |
| 19 | la2-mi3-in4 / _sag10_ i-na ka3-ni-isz | a sag seal in the sealed document |
| 20 | mi3-nam i-a-tam2 e-pa2-asz2 | What else will he do? |
| 21 | u3 a-szu-mi3 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and Ašumi 15 1/2 minas of silver |
| 22 | sza e-la2-ma a-na la2-qe2-ep | that is above, to take |
| 23 | sza-qa2-lam qa2-bi4-u2 | a šaqalam prayer |
| 24 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | you wrote to me, thus: "Atunu |
| 25 | um-ma sza ki-ma e-la2-ma-ma | Thus (says) the one who like Elama |
| 26 | szi2-be-szu lu-sze2-li-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu | may his fate be decreed, and his silver |
| 27 | li-il5-qe2 sza sza-la2-sza-at | He should take the one who is pregnant. |
| 28 | szi2-be-a t,up-pa2-am i-na | Write me a tablet! |
| 29 | ba-ab2 / _dingir_ / la2 tal-qe2-a | “The one who has been seized by a god, you did not take. |
| 30 | sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-nu-szu-ni#? | of 20 minas of silver I gave to him. |
| 31 | u3 i-na ba-ab2 a-la2-hi-nim | and at the disposal of Alahinum |
| 32 | _igi_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | before Assur-malik, son of Alaḫum |
| 33 | la2 a-ta-wu-szu-um | not Atawušum |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku-ma i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ ar-hi-isz | I weighed out, and the silver quickly |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-lam mi3-szu-um sza te2-er-ta-ku-nu za-ku-tum | Send me what you want. You are exempt. |
| 3 | la2 i-la2-ka3-ni u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza _an-na_-ki-a | he shall not pay, and the silver of Anankiya |
| 4 | la2 tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni-ni | do not send me! |
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