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BIN 06, 226 (P289647)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289647 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03981 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na [ku3]-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | szi2-im szu-[pi2]-a-ah-szu | the price of his šupīḫḫu |
| 3 | sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an <a-na> | a šakriūma-gift to |
| 4 | sze2-zu-ur ta-mu-ri-[a] | “I want to utter an arazu prayer to you |
| 5 | u3 wa-asz2-hu-pa2 | and wāšhupa, |
| 6 | _gal_ ma-hi-ri-im | the chief of the assembly |
| 7 | hu-bu-li-szu | his debts |
| 8 | isz-qu2-ul szu-pi3-a-[ah]-szu# | he heaped up his heaps |
| 9 | ih-pi3-ar | he smote. |
| 10 | wa-asz2-hu-u2-pa2 | he will be released. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na! si2-lu-u2-na | in the street |
| 2 | it-ru-a-szu | he brought him. |
| 3 | lu tu3-zi-nu-um | or Tuzinum, |
| 4 | lu be2-el szi2-mi3-szu | or the lord of his fate |
| 5 | lu ma-ma-an | or anyone |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 szu-pi2-a-ah-szu | my name is Šupi-aḫšakku |
| 7 | a-na sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an | to Šakriuman |
| 8 | la2 i-tu3-a-ar | has not returned. |
| 9 | szu-ma i-tu3-a-ar | he shall return. |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ | 2 minas |
| 11 | i-sza-qal# | he shall weigh out |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ta-ri-ku-da | before Tarikuda |
| 2 | _igi_ e-ni-isz-ru-u2 | before Enishrû |
| 3 | _igi_ ga-du-du-u2 | before Gadudû |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ e-ni]-isz#-ru-[u2] | seal of Enishru |
| 2 | [_kiszib3_ ga-du]-du#-u2 | seal of Gadudu |
| 3 | _kiszib3#_ [ta-ri-ku]-da# _kiszib3_ sze2-zu-ur# | seal of Tarikuda, seal of Szezur |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ ta#-[mu-ri]-a | Seal of Tamuria |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ wa#-[asz2-hu]-pa2 _gal_ ma-hi#-ri#-[im] | Seal of Waishhupa, chief of the judges. |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) _ma#-[na ku3]-babbar#_ szi2-mi3-im#! | 1/2 mina of silver is the price |
| 7 | szu-[pi2-a]-ah#-szu | his limbs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an a-na] | a šakrumān sacrifice |
| 2 | [wa-asz2-hu-u2-pa2] | he shall remove. |
| 3 | [_gal_ ma]-hi#-ri-im# | the chief of the assembly |
| 4 | sze2-[zu]-ur | to cut off |
| 5 | u3 ta-mu-ri-a | and Tamuria |
| 6 | isz-qu2-ul szu-pi3-a-ah-szu | he heaped up his heaps, |
| 7 | a-na si2-lu-u2-na | to Siluna |
| 8 | i-pa2-an hu-bu-li-szu | from his debts |
| 9 | ih-pi2-ar-ma | he removed, and |
| 10 | wa-asz2-hu-u2-pa2 _gal_ ma#-[hi]-ri#-im | the one who is enraged, the great one, |
| 11 | [u2]-ta-e-ra-szu | he has returned to him |
| 12 | [lu] tu3-zi-nu-[um] | be it Tuzinum |
| 13 | [lu be-el si2-mi3-szu] | be his lord! |
| 14 | [lu ma-ma-an] | or anyone |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a-szu-mi3] szu-pi3-a-ah-szu [a-na] | My name is Šupi-ahšāzu |
| 2 | [sza-ak]-ri-[u2-ma-an] | a šakriūma |
| 3 | la2 i-tu3-a-ar# [szu-ma] | he has not returned, that |
| 4 | i-tu3-a-ar 2(disz) [_ma-na_] | he shall return. 2 minas |
| 5 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
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