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CCT 5, 09, BM 119405 (P358887)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 5, 09, BM 119405 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358887 |
| Museum no. | BM 119405 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | {disz}i-tur4-dingir u3 e-nam-a-<szur3> | Itur-ilī and Enama-šur |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ | speak, and my name silver |
| 5 | szi2-im / be2-ti-ka3 _e2_ | the price of your house |
| 6 | da-la2-asz2 / a-lu-um di3-nam | Alaš, the alû-priestess, the one who goes. |
| 7 | i-di3-in-ma tam2-ka3-ru | he gave, and the trading |
| 8 | sza _e2_ da-la-asz2 / ra-ap-szu | of the house of Alaš, wide |
| 9 | u3 isz-tu3 da-la-asz2 | and from Dalaš |
| 10 | i-mu-tu3-ni ma-ma-an | he inherited, nobody |
| 11 | i-na _dam-gar3_ lu _ku3-babbar_ | by the merchant or silver |
| 12 | _geme2 / ARAD2_ lu u2-t,a2-tam2 | the slave woman or slave girl |
| 13 | lu mi3-ma il-qe2-u2-ni | or whatever he took, |
| 14 | u3-ta-ru-ma i-na _igi gir2_ | he returned, and in front of the sword |
| 15 | sza a-szur3 / i-ra-pu-szu-ma | of Assur, they will smite him and |
| 16 | i-na ba-a-ba-at _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu | at the exchange rate of your silver |
| 17 | i-zu-zu / szu-ma | Izuzu (means) |
| 18 | sza isz-tu3 da-la-asz2 i-mu-tu3-ni | who after he has died, |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2-u2-ni / u2-ta-ru | the silver that he took he shall return. |
| 20 | u3 a-tu3-nu szi2-im be2-ti | and Atunu, the price of my property |
| 21 | ta-e-ra-ma u3 ru-up-sza-ma | you enter, and the rupšama |
| 22 | a-na ba-a-ba-at _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a | for the payment of my silver |
| 23 | zu-za-ma / sze2-bi-la2-nim szu-ma | Send me your date palms! |
| 24 | szu-nu / sza il5-qe2-u2-ni | they who took |
| 25 | la u2-ta-ru / u3 a-tu3-nu | they will not return (to court) and they will pay back. |
| 26 | 1(disz) _gin2#_ / la2 tu3-ta-ra _ku3-babbar_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | 1 shekel not to return the silver of Puszu-kēn |
| 27 | li-isz-qu2-ul-ma / ku-un-ka3-ma | may he pluck up, and seal it for you. |
| 28 | sze2-bi-la2-ni-ma / i-a-ti | send to me, and I. |
| 29 | ma-ma-an / i-sze2-e-a-ni-ni | Who is it that will listen to me? |
| 30 | li-isz-a-ni a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ | may he ask, my name the silver |
| 31 | sza _illat_-at a-szur3-ma-lik | of the army of Assur-malik |
| 32 | ki-isz-da-ti2-a u3 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | kišdatīya and 3 minas of silver |
| 33 | _illat_-at bu-s,i2-a | illatuaries of būṣiya, |
| 34 | na-pa2-lam qa2-bi4-u2-ni | a statue of himself |
| 35 | ma-ma-an il5-qe2-u2-ni | nobody took (it). |
| 36 | ku-ta-ni-na-ma | Kutanīna |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam a-na | 'Let him come, to |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke2-en qi2-bi-ma a-hi a-ta u4-mu-u2 | Speak to Pušuken, father of the day! |
| 3 | sza _ku3-babbar_ im-ti2-du / _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi-lam li-bi la2 du sza-am-ra-as, | of silver he has received. The silver you have sealed, and send to me. If he does not send, I will be beaten. |
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