CCT 3, 27, BM 113254 (P358588)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113254

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma pi2-la2-ha-a ni-ma-a-szur
 en: Thus Pilahaya, Nima-Assur
2. u3 ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma
 en: and Mannum-balum-Assur,
3. a-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
 en: to Ellil-bani
4. u3 ku-ku-la2-nim qi2-bi2-ma
 en: and Kukkulanum say:
5. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2
 en: 30 minas of silver—its nisḫatu (tax)
6. _diri_ ku-nu-ki-ku-nu ku-ku-la2-num
 en: added—with your seals Kukkulanum
7. ub-lam _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ni-iq-ma
 en: has brought. We checked the silver and
8. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ im-t,i3
 en: 2/3 mina of silver it was light.
  see calculation below totaling 29m 21g 030š
9. _sza3-ba_ me-at 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2 tug2_ ku-ta-nu
 en: Therefrom: one hundred 14 kutanu-garments,
10. _ku3-bi_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_
 en: their silver: 7 1/2 minas 4 1/4 shekels;
11. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku
 en: 2 talents 15 minas of sealed tin
12. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 4(u) _ma-na_
 en: (at the rate of) 13 1/4 (shekels of tin) per shekel (of silver); 40 minas
13. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku a-ha-ma
 en: of sealed tin, additionally
14. 8(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku
 en: 8 minas of sealed tin
15. 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_
 en: (at the rate of) 13 per shekel, their silver
16. 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_
 en: 13 5/6 minas 4 less 1/4 shekels.
17. 6(disz) _ansze_ / s,a-la2-mu
 en: 6 black donkeys
18. 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
 en: are 2 minas, 8 shekels of silver
19. qa2-dum u2-ku-ul-ti2-szu-nu
 en: together with their fodder
20. it-bu-lu
 en: taken away.
21. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-su2-nu
 en: 16 shekels of silver their harnesses.
reverse
1. 3(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2#-tim#
 en: 37 minas of “hand-tin”
2. 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_
 en: (at the rate of) 13 per shekel, their silver
3. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
 en: 2 5/6 minas 2 1/6 shekels
4. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-u2-la2-at
 en: 1 mina of silver: the working capital of
5. 2(disz) ka3-s,a-ri 4(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu-nu
 en: 2 harness makers; 4 shekels their clothes;
6. 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er be-u2-la2-ti2-szu
 en: 7 shekels of silver to his working capital
7. a-na na-bi4-su2 nu-ra-di2
 en: for Nabisu we added.
8. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-s,u2-bu 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
 en: 12 1/2 shekels, “add-ons”; 2 1/2 shekels
9. sza sa3-e-tim 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum
 en: for the sa'utum; 15 shekels the departure (toll);
10. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2
 en: 6 shekels of silver to the account
11. a-szur-ma-lik ni-di2-in
 en: of Assur-malik we paid;
12. 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-ku-la2-num
 en: 5/6 mina of silver Kukkulanum
13. il5-qe2 um-ma szu-ut-ma
 en: has taken, saying:
14. szu-ma / _dam-gar3 / ku3-babbar_
 en: “If the trader the silver
15. la2 usz!-<ta>-ak-szi2-da-ni
 en: will not let me receive here,
16. i-na _ku3-babbar_ a-nim a-la2-qe2
 en: then I will take it from this silver!”
  calculation: 07 34 045 + 13 53 135 + 02 08 000 + 00 16 000 + 02 52 030 + 01 00 000 + 00 04 000 + 00 07 000 + 00 12 090 + 00 02 090 + 00 15 000 + 00 06 000 + 00 50 000 = 29 21 030

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Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 3, 27a

    [Smith1925CCT3] Smith, Sidney. 1925. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 3. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: LAPO 19, 111

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: BM 113254
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-05-13 at 09:12:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-10-28 at 13:55:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2010-10-28 at 13:53:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2010-10-28 at 13:41:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 1: GKT 32d; 5-7: EL I, 100b; 17-20: GKT 103i; 19: GKT 62a. 102d; 29-32: vd Meer, correspondance S. 8

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 3, 27, BM 113254 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358588.
CCT 3, 27, BM 113254 artifact entry (No. P358588). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358588 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 27, BM 113254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358588 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 27, {BM} 113254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358588},
}


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