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BIN 04, 063 (P290298)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290298 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01659 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | Kurub-ištar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-zu-za qi2-bi-ma | Speak to your physician. |
| 3 | _uruda_ sza _e2_ a-la2-hi-nim | the copper of the house of the millers |
| 4 | isz-qa2-la2-al-ma | he heaped up, and |
| 5 | a-na sza-qa2-lim-ma | to Ša-qalimma |
| 6 | ki-ma a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | like these words |
| 7 | ni-isz-ta-am-u2-ni | we have sworn |
| 8 | a-la2-ku-ma u2-la2 ni-ta-la2-ak | I will go, but we will not go. |
| 9 | {d}a-szur | For Assur, |
| 10 | li-[t,u3-ul] isz-tu3 | may he live. From |
| 11 | ta-x [...]-ur | ... ... |
| 12 | i-na _uruda_ sza# _e2#_-[be]-et# | with the copper of the ebet-house |
| 13 | a-la2-hi-nim lu i-a-am | may the alaḫinim be mine, |
| 14 | lu sza ba-ri-ni | or of our own free will |
| 15 | _uruda_ mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nu-ni-ni | whatever copper he did not give me |
| 16 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/3 minas 3 shekels of silver |
| 17 | s,a-ru-pa2-am ku-nu-ki-a | a ṣarupam seal of yours |
| 18 | i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar a-hi a-ta | Ikūpi-Ištar, brother of Ālu, |
| 19 | ma-ku-hi dam-qu2-tim | a good scepter |
| 20 | sza qe2-er-ba-am / szal2-mu-ni | which is in the middle of everything, |
| 21 | sza-am-ma lu? 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | that either 12 shekels each |
| 22 | lu 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | or 13 shekels each |
| 23 | szu-qu2-ul-ma sza bi-il5-tim | šūquʾû-disease of the biltum-demon, |
| 24 | a-gu5-ur-ma | Agu’ur |
| 25 | _ki_ a-li-ki-im | from Alikim |
| left | ||
| 1 | pa2-nim-ma / t,ur4-da-nim | “Open my mouth, open my eyes! |
| 2 | sza _e2_ a-la2-hi-nim a-na 5(disz) u4-me i-sza-[qal] | of the house of Alahinum for 5 days he shall weigh out. |
Sources & licences
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