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CCT 6, 37, BM 115268 (P358988)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | CCT 6, 37, BM 115268 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358988 |
| Museum no. | BM 115268 |
| 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 | a-na a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Amur-Ištar |
| 2 | um-ma im-di3-dingir-ma | thus Imdi-ilum: |
| 3 | ta-sza-pa2-ra-am i-t,up-pi2-ka3 | You will write to me and I will send it to you. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma 9(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | Thus (says) Yata: 9 talents of copper |
| 5 | [ta-ri-ta-ra-i]-a-am | Taritarām |
| 6 | [n _gu2_ n _ma-na] uruda# sag10#_ | n talents n minas of red copper |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _uruda_ [ta-ri-ta-ra]-i-a-[am] <sza> | a copper taritarāyu-vessel that |
| 2' | i-li-bi4-ka3 / a-li-bi4 | of the gods, of the goddesses, |
| 3' | _uruda_-i-a / i-di2-ma / a-na bu-ur#-usz#-ha-[tim] | my copper he knew, and for the turushḫātum-service |
| 4' | lu-sze2-ri-bu-ma _ku3-babbar_ <1(disz)> _ma-na_ | let me bring, and the silver 1 mina |
| 5' | li#-li-a-ma li-bi4 | “Let him go, let him go!’ |
| 6' | li-ih-du [a]-ma-kam | may he rejoice, this is my case. |
| 7' | s,u2-ha-ri na-hi-id-ma | the ṣuḫaru-flour is gathered, and |
| 8' | szu-ma szi2-mu-um a-na# _ansze-hi-a_ | If a case for a donkey |
| 9' | i-bu-ru-<usz>-ha-tim i-ba-szi2 | there is Iburu-šhatum. |
| 10' | _ansze hi-a_ / a-_ku3-babbar_ li-di2-nu | a donkey and a grain of silver they shall give. |
| 11' | szu-ma szi2-mu-um a!-_ansze#-[hi-a_] | If it is the case that a donkey |
| left | ||
| 1 | [i-bu]-ur#-usz#-[ha-tim la2-szu] | there is no ibūr-uš-ḫatim. |
| 2 | [te2]-er#-ti2-[ka3 li-li-kam] | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 3 | [...]-tu3-ru [...] | ... turned |
| 4 | a-pu!-tum [...] | “Apotropaic ritual(?) . |
Sources & licences
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