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CCT 6, 12, BM 115042 (P358897)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 12, BM 115042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358897 |
| Museum no. | BM 115042 |
| 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' | [...]-kam e u2?-[...] | It is the ... of the house(?) |
| 2' | [...] x ta? i ku [...] | ... what |
| 3' | [a]-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni#-[szu] | as far as the length and width |
| 4' | um-ma a-ta-ma t,up-[pa2-am] | Thus (says) the scribe |
| 5' | sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza# | of 1 mina of silver belonging to |
| 6' | ha!-bu-lu-u2 a-na i-a-[szar] | to Iašar |
| 7' | [...] su2-e-ta-[ta] | From the ... of the Su'e family |
| 8' | um-ma# [a-ta]-ma i-na a-la2-ki#-[a a-na] | Thus (says) he: "When you go to |
| 9' | za-al-pa2 u2-sze2-ba-al / x [...] | (Sum) The one who ... (Akk) He ... the za-al-pa-demon |
| 10' | isz-te2-en6 ha-ra-szu i-ta-[la2-ak] | a third of his share he shall go |
| 11' | a-di2-i sza me-er-e a-sur-ma-[lik] | as far as the meadows of Asur-malik |
| 12' | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-[ta-ma] | As to what you wrote me: "Why did you not tell me?" |
| 13' | a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ bi x [...] | for 1 1/2 minas of silver ... |
| 14' | [a-na szu]-ma-bi# a e-ru-bu ma [...] | To Suma ... entered ... |
| 15' | [...] na x na szu ma x [...] | ... ... |
| 16' | [... me]-er-e a-szur3-ma-[lik] | ... Assur-malik |
| 17' | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4 x [...] | ... let me pay the silver ... ... |
| 18' | [...] x ti2-ma-li# [...] | ... rejoicing ... |
| 19' | [...] x am i [...] | ... wild bull |
| 20' | [...] ta? hi? u2? um-ma a-na#-[ku-ma] | ..., thus I: |
| 21' | [...] x 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x [...] | ... 1/2 mina of silver ... |
| 22' | [a]-szu-ma-bi-a e-ru-bu# [...] | Asuma-abiya entered ... |
| 23' | [x x] mu za 1(disz) _tug2_ a-pu-[...] | ... 1 apu-garment |
| 24' | [...]-x-ma / pi2-i [...] | ... mouth |
| 25' | [...] x ut ku ga? [...] | ... ... milk |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] li#? sza x [...] | ... of ... |
| 2' | [...]-sza-asz2-ma-szu / szu#-[um-ma] | ... is his ... |
| 3' | ne2-nu-ma / ni-sza-qa2-la2-[...] | We will strew a censer |
| 4' | na#-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 sza [x] | a message of |
| 5' | u2?-sza-asz2-me-szu-ma / um-ma# [szu-ut-ma] | he spoke to him, thus he: |
| 6' | [a]-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 / a-wi-lim# | “Alā of the extispicy of a man |
| 7' | a-s,e2-er / a-wi-lim / sze2-bi#-[la2] | Send a messenger of a man! |
| 8' | t,up-pa2-ka3? a-sza ki-ma / ku-[a-ti2] | on your tablet the field like a prized one |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu2 _mu 3(disz)-sze3_ [...] | The silver after 3 years ... |
| 10' | la2 i-la2-ak i-za x [...] | He does not go, you ... |
| 11' | _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-na-kum um-[ma x-ma] | silver he gave to you, thus: |
| 12' | a-hi-i a-na ka3-ni-isz [...] | “My brother, to the kāniš(-priestess), |
| 13' | a-t,a2-ra-ad u2 na-asz2-pe2#-[er-tum] | I will measure it out and the našpertu-gift |
| 14' | za-lu-x-tum / a-na a-hi-a [...] | Zalu-x-tum to my brother |
| 15' | a-wa-tim sza _e2_ a-bi-ka3# | the words of the house of your father |
| 16' | a-na wa-ar-ka3-ti2-ni / a-[...] | To our future |
| 17' | la2 ne2-zi-ib / a-bi a-[ta] | “Let us not be afraid, our father, from the water! |
| 18' | [a]-hu-szu / a-mi3-sza-am x [...] | His brother, his mother ... |
| 19' | [ni]-t,a2-ra-da-am / a-wa#-[at] | We will write a word. |
| 20' | [_la2?_] ni#-ta-na-di2-szi2-na | deficit(?) of theirs |
| 21' | [x x] x-ma-ma / ki-a-am [...] | ... thus ... |
| 22' | [...] ta#?-na-ti u2 [...] | ... supplication and ... |
| 23' | [...]-tim [...] | ... ... |
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