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CCT 5, 08, BM 119414 (P358886)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 08, BM 119414 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358886 |
| Museum no. | BM 119414 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma ra-bi4-s,u2-ma | Thus Rabīṣu: |
| 3 | u3 a-la2-hu-um / a-na-kam | and Alaḫum ... |
| 4 | a-na sza ki-ma a-bi4-a ap2-nu-ma | to that which like a father I have spoken |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma er-ba-ma | thus I: enter, and |
| 6 | szi2-ti2 _e2_ a-bi4-a ka3-li-ma-ni | the life of the house of Abiya, all of it |
| 7 | e-ru-bu-ma um-ma szu-nu-ma | they entered, thus they: |
| 8 | a-la2-an 7(u) _tug2_ pi3-ri-ka3-ni | alānu, 70 garments of pirikani, |
| 9 | mi3-ma u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2 | whatever we took, |
| 10 | u3 ma-s,a-ar-tam2 | and the guard |
| 11 | ni-ip-te2-ma mi3-ma | we opened, what |
| 12 | i-ma-s,a-ar-tim la2-szu | (If) he is ill: he will die. |
| 13 | u3 a-wi-la2-tim | and men |
| 14 | as,-ba-at-ma um-ma | I seized, thus |
| 15 | ne2-nu-ma / u2-su2-um | “Nēnuma, the herdsman, |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-bi4-a / i-ha-li-iq | the father's silver shall forfeit. |
| 17 | um-ma szi2-na-ma | Thus Šina: |
| 18 | a-na ka3-ri-im la2 ta-ra-de8-ni-a-ti2 | Do not bring me to the quay! |
| 19 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 20 | iq-bi4-a-nim wa-<ar>-ki-ta2-ma | he said to me, <I have come to you>, and |
| 21 | puzur4-su2-en6 u3 lugal-su2-en6 | Puzur-Suen and Lugal-suen |
| 22 | u3 a-hu-szu _dumu_{er-u2} ma-ni-a | and his brothers, sons of Maniya |
| 23 | a-na a-wi-la2-tim im-li-ku-ma | to a man went, and |
| 24 | um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus they: silver |
| 25 | t,a2-<aq>-bi4-a / la2 si2-ni-sza-ti2-ni | <I want to say a favor> to the one who does not agree. |
| 26 | szu-ut za-ka3-ar a-hu-bu-ul | that of the zakar-payment of the debtor |
| 27 | a-bi4-szu i-s,a-bu-tu3-szu | his father will seize him. |
| 28 | a-na-kam a-pu-tam2 i-za-zu | “Why do you stand (in prayer)? |
| 29 | a-na-ku u3 ra-bi4-s,u2-um | I and Rabīsum |
| left | ||
| 1 | ti2-iq-[ni?] u3 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | Tiqni and your silver |
| 2 | u3 e-ri-qu2 a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | And eriqu, my father, why, my lord, why |
| 3 | a-ma-kam t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | The wording of the tablet of the karû-offering. |
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