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CCT 6, 19, BM 115231 (P358916)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 19, BM 115231 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358916 |
| Museum no. | BM 115231 |
| 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-esz18-dar# | Thus Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | u3 puzur4-x-[x-ma?] | and Puzur- |
| 3 | a-na im-di3-lim [qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to Imdīlim |
| 4 | i-na t,up-pi2-ka3 ta-[asz2-pu-ra-am] | on your tablet you wrote me |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma a-ma-[kam _ku3-babbar_] | Thus (says) “Why did you buy the silver? |
| 6 | lu sza ni-is-ha-tim [lu ...] | or of the nisḫātu-festival or ... |
| 7 | u2-zu-a lu-la2-mi3-id-[ku-nu-ti2-ma] | May I know your strength, and |
| 8 | ma-la2 sza-ap-ti-i-a [pa2]-ni#-tim#? | as much as my lips(?) |
| 9 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim x di3-na-szi2#? | to Itaṭ-Līm, give to her |
| 10 | sza-ap-at-ka3 u2-sa3-ni-iq-ni-a-ti# | your lips he filled with tears. |
| 11 | ma-la2 sza-pa2-at-ka3 iz-ku-a-ni | as much as your ša-pāt-payment he has imposed, |
| 12 | te9-er-ti-ni za-ku-tum | “The exempted one’s extispicy |
| 13 | i-li-ka3-kum-ma a-na ma-la2 | he will come to you, and as much as |
| 14 | te9-er-ti-ka3 / sza-pa2-at-ka3 | Your rejoicing, your supplication |
| 15 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim sza-na-um | For the second time |
| 16 | ni-[di3!-in]-ma _uruda_-a-ka3 i-ba-szi2 | we gave, and there was copper. |
| 17 | mi3-[lik] _uruda_-[i]-ka3 mi3-lik | I went, I went to your copper. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ sza ti-ri-ta-ar | 3 talents of copper for Tiri-tār |
| 2 | id-na-a-a nu-sza-<asz2>-qi2-il5-ma _sza3-ba_ | he gave to me, and then the heart |
| 3 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ ku-nu-ki-ni | 30 minas of copper, kunukinnu |
| 4 | be-li2-du10 na-asz2-a-kum a-na | Beli-ṭāb is your provider. |
| 5 | s,i2-ib-tim / ni-is,-ba-su2-ma | “Storm, let us seize him, and |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma te9-er-ti a-na a-wi-lim | Thus (says) the extispicy to a man: |
| 7 | i-la2-ak-ma a-wa-su2 u2-sza-ha-at | he will go, and his word will be heard. |
| 8 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim u2-zu-a | he knows to be a prince. |
| 9 | wa-ar-ki-szu i-za#-az# _uruda#_ [a-na] | After that he will place the copper for |
| 10 | qa2-qa2-ra-tim [sza]-qul2# | the quays are high. |
| 11 | um-ma szu-ut-ma [...] | Thus (says) ... |
| 12 | i-na t,up-pi3-a [...] | On my tablet |
| 13 | szu-ma sza-li-[...] | If Šali- |
| 14 | szu-up-ra-ma a-na# [...] | send, and to ... |
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