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CCT 6, 19, BM 115096 (P358915)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 19, BM 115096 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358915 |
| Museum no. | BM 115096 |
| 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' | [x] _gu2#_ n _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 [ku3-babbar_] | x talents n minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 2' | sza# me-er-e a-szur-{d}utu-szi | of the garden of Assur-šamaš |
| 3' | mi3-szu sza! ta!-asz2-pu-ra-ni | what you wrote me |
| 4' | um-ma a-ta-ma 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | thus: "Why 1 1/4 shekels each? |
| 5' | t,up-pu-szu sza pi3-la2-ah-a-szur | Tablet of Pilah-Assur. |
| 6' | al-pu-ut a-na-ku i-qa2-qa2-ad | I will perform (the ritual) and I will strew (it). |
| 7' | ki-la2-le-en6 / a-na-kam ar-ku-us2 | What did I do wrong? |
| 8' | s,i2-ba-su2 / da-ma-qa2-am | his ṣibāšu is good. |
| 9' | li-im-hu-ur a-hi a-ta | May he accept my brother's prayer. |
| 10' | i-na u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pa2-am | On the day that the tablet |
| 11' | ta#-sza-me-u2 / i-hi-id-ma | he listened, and |
| 12' | [_ku3]-babbar#_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 sza-asz-qi2-il5 | The silver and its interest are to be paid. |
| 13' | [la2] ta#-sza-la2-at a-s,e2-er | “Lead me away! Come out! |
| 14' | [_ku3-babbar_ sza] i-di2-a-bi4-im | the silver that he gave |
| 15' | [isz-qu2]-u2 u3 a-ni-a-am | he took, and herewith |
| 16' | [x x isz-ti2] pa2#-ni-e-ma sze2-bi4-lam | Send ... with us! |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... ma]-la2 u4-mi3-im | ... as much as the days |
| 2' | [...] sza a-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... for silver |
| 3' | sza#-asz2-qi2-il5-ma sze2-bi4-lam | Send it to me, so that I may send it. |
| 4' | isz-ti2 1(asz) _gu2#_{[il5-tim} _ku3-babbar_] | together with 1 talent of silver |
| 5' | sza a-na u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim | that in distant days |
| 6' | ta-qi2-pu dan-a-szur t,u3-ur-dam | You are adjured by Dan-Assur. |
| 7' | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza u4-me | the tin and wool of the days |
| 8' | pa2-ti2-u2-tim ma-la2 i-s,e2-er | as much as he could carry, |
| 9' | _dam-<gar3>_{ri-im} ta-di2-u2 _ku3-babbar_ | the merchant who gave the silver |
| 10' | u3 u4-me i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 wa-di2-am | And whenever on your tablet there is a claim |
| 11' | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3 a#-mur#-esz18-dar | 5 minas of silver: Ašumi, Amur-Ishtar |
| 12' | x x [x] i-sza x [...]-im | ... ...-im |
| 13' | [...]-x-ma | ... and |
| 14' | [...]-x | |
| 15' | [...]-x-ku | ...-ku |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-im i-nu-mi3 isz-x-[...] | ... when |
| 2 | [...] x-ti2-ni _ku3-babbar_ ga# [...] | ... ... silver, milk ... |
| 3 | [...]-be-lim _dumu_ ku-bi-di2 | ...-bēlim, son of Kubidi |
| 4 | [...]-um la ta-sza-[...]-ak? | ... do not ... |
Sources & licences
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