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CCT 6, 12, BM 113305 (P358896)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 12, BM 113305 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358896 |
| Museum no. | BM 113305 |
| 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-mur-[isz-tar-ma] | Thus Amur-Ishtar: |
| 2 | a-na# im-di2-dingir# [qi2-bi]-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 3 | 2(disz) [a]-nu-qu2 sza#? [a-mu-tim] | 2 aqu-vessels |
| 4 | sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | of Assur-imitti |
| 5 | i-na tur4#-hu-mi3-tim# | in the stall |
| 6 | ta-di2-nam ma-ah-ri-ka3# | you gave to me before you |
| 7 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim sza [sza-la2-tu3]-ar | in the palace of Šalatuar |
| 8 | a-na 4(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na uruda_ | for 4 talents 50 minas of copper |
| 9 | a-di2-szi2 / ki!?-ma tu3-s,u2-ni | as long as she lives |
| 10 | ti2-isz-mu-ur-na la2 ta-ak-szu-ud | Tišmur-nādi did not attain. |
| 11 | u2-ka3-lu-szi2 / nu-ta-e-ra-szi2 | they will hold her, they will not let her enter. |
| 12 | te2-er-ti2 / a-tu3-uh3-pi3-a | “Atuḫpia, |
| 13 | ik-szu-da-ka3 um-ma a-na-ku-ma# | arrived, thus I: |
| 14 | u2-za-an / a-wi-lim la2 ta-pa2#-te3 | The man is free from claims. |
| 15 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na_ u2-ka3-lu-nim | 2 talents 50 minas of ukalunim |
| 16 | ta-da-na-am / la2 ta-da-na-am | You give, you do not give. |
| 17 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li#-kam# | May your extispicy come to an end! |
| 18 | ta-asz2-pu#-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 19 | um-ma a-ta-ma / u2 szu-ma | Thus (says) ... |
| 20 | 1(u) _ma-na_ ba-at-qa2-am | 10 minas of baatqam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-qa2-bi4-u2-ni-kum | shall say to you |
| 2 | di2-szi2-ma / 1(disz) _ma-na_-ka3 | a verdict of 1 mina |
| 3 | a-mu-ta#-[am] a-di2-in | I have given as a gift. |
| 4 | u2! szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | šiti-plant, copper, 2 minas of silver |
| 5 | a-ta ta-al-qe2-ma | you took from the water, and |
| 6 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 a-na _uruda_ | Assur-imitti for copper |
| 7 | 5(u) _ma-na_ u2 szi2-a-ma-at | 50 minas of šiamat-plant |
| 8 | a-lim{ki} e! ur-ta-ki-sa2-kum# | (In) the city, the house of Ur-takisakum |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma im-di2-dingir | Thus Imdi-ilum: |
| 10 | u2-la2 isz-pu-ra-ku-um | he did not send, |
| 11 | a-ta-ma / ta-di2-szi2# | Why did you give her away? |
| 12 | a-[na]-kam e u2-sza-i-[lu-ka3]-ma | why did he not come to you? |
| 13 | i-ba#-ri-ni / a-di2-nim | Ibarrīni, my father |
| 14 | e i-tu3-ur-ma | he returned, and |
| 15 | e nu-usz#-[ta-al]-mi3-in | I did not fill the house |
| 16 | szu-ma a-bi lu a-szur-[ne2-me-di2] | that father may Assur-nemedi |
| 17 | lu sza ki-ma szu-wa-[ti2] | or that which like a šuwatu |
| 18 | i-sza-u2-lu-ka3 | he shall pay. |
| 19 | ka3-i-su2-nu | their gate |
| 20 | um-ma a-ta-ma# | Thus (says) Ata: |
| left | ||
| 1 | ke-na asz2-pu-ur / um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you truely, thus I: |
| 2 | ma-la2 / ta-le-e-u2 di2-szi2 | “How much longer will you be able to travel? |
| 3 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_ [u2] szi2-ma-am la2-ma a-na | 5/6 mina of silver and the price he paid to |
| 4 | a-lim{ki} ta-li-ku _ki_ be-lum2-ba-ni t,a2-hi-x | Bison, go with Bēl-bani! |
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