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BIN 04, 079 (P290303)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290303 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01675 |
| 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' | a-szur3-{d}utu-szi _dumu_ [...] | Assur-Šamšī son of |
| 2' | ni-a-um wa-bi-lu | “Ni’aum wabilu |
| 3' | il5-ba-ni _dumu_ i-a-[a ...] | Ilbani, son of Iaya ... |
| 4' | _dumu_ as2-qu2-di2-a u3 e-[...] | son of Asqudia and ... |
| 5' | sza i-na _uruda_ qa2-ti2 sza-ak-[nu ...] | that are placed with copper in the hand ... |
| 6' | 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-am a-na-[ku] | 30 minas of copper, I myself. |
| 7' | a-di2-szu-um mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-nim u2-[la] | as far as anything silver to the east |
| 8' | la-qu2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-[ta-ma] | you have taken. You wrote to me thus: |
| 9' | a-na-kam isz-ti2 i-na-ah-dingir a-gi5-ri-ma _ku3-[babbar]_ | Why did I turn away from Inaḫ-ilī and the silver? |
| 10' | sza na-aq-bu-im i-qi2-bi mi-szu-ma! ma-la2 | (Sum) The one who says “It is enough, it is enough! It is enough!" (Akk) What I say is enough |
| 11' | _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-ri-ku-nu i-qi2-bi-u2 la2 ta-asz2-pu-[ra-ma] | they will weigh out the silver for you. You did not send me, and |
| 12' | uz2-ni la ta-ap-te2 ku-a-ti2 a-wa-tim | “Do not open my ears to the word(s) of the people, |
| 13' | u2-ka3-lam-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma a-s,e2-er | he will hold you back, saying: “Why is he wandering about? |
| 14' | _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-um la2-qu2-u2 u3 t,up-pu-szu sza | This silver is acquired and his tablet |
| 15' | 9(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-ti2-szu sza | 9 minas less 10 shekels of silver and its interest that |
| 16' | _dam-gar3_ i-s,e2-ri-szu i-szu-u2-ma szu-ut | a merchant his trade he acquired, and that |
| 17' | _dam-gar3_-ru-ni u2-ka3-al szu-ma um-ma | his merchant shall hold, thus says |
| 18' | szu-ut-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ la2-qu2-im u2 a-na t,up-pi3-[im] | he for silver is purchased and for a tablet |
| 19' | ha-ar-mi3-im _dumu_ a-ni-nim-ma li-isz-e | Ḫarmīm, son of Aninim, may he ask. |
| 20' | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ u3 2(u) _ma-na_ | together with silver 15 minas and 20 mina |
| 21' | a-lik-ma ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki} | went and like silver to the city |
| 22' | e-ta-li-isz a-na a-lim{ki} i-lu-ku-[ni] | went up to the city they went |
| 23' | i-ba-la2-ka3-ta-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap-szu# | he shall pay, and 30 minas of his silver |
| 24' | usz-ta-bu-u2 e-pu-usz-ma | he made, and |
| 25' | t,up-pi2-i qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-at | May my tablet take hold of your hand. |
| 26' | 2(u) _gu2 uruda sag10_ u2-sa3-li-a-ma la2 am-gu5-ur mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ la2-qu2-im | 20 talents of red copper, u-salī-a-ma, I did not eat, any silver was taken. |
| 27' | u2 da-ni-ti2-i la2-li-ka3-ni u4-mu-u2 a-na i-na-ah-dingir | (Sum) My strong one, when he comes (Akk) May my strong one come to me daily to Inaḫ-ilī |
| 28' | mi3-nam u2-bu-lu-szu-um | what is his debt? |
Sources & licences
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