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BIN 04, 103 (P290306)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290306 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01689 |
| 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 | li-mu-um a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | Eponymy of Aššīr-imitti. |
| 2 | ku-lu-ma-a u3 hu-ni-a | Kuluma and Hunia |
| 3 | a-na a-szur3-ni-szu _maszkim_ | to Assurnīšu the governor |
| 4 | is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma | seized me, and |
| 5 | ta-ma-la2-ki ku-nu-ke-e | You will carry the knuckle |
| 6 | sza ka3-ri-im! ka3-ni-isz3 | of Karim, Kaniš |
| 7 | s,a-he-er _gal_ ip-qi2-du | the chief of the troops he appointed. |
| 8 | um-ma li-mu-u2-ma | Thus the eponymy of |
| 9 | i-na li-bi4 ta-ma-la2-ki | in the middle of you will carry it. |
| 10 | 4(disz) na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum | 4 (mana wool for) Našperiātum |
| 11 | sza ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | of the kalûm kānish, |
| 12 | s,a-he-er _gal_ u2-la2-pi2-tu3 | great ṣāḫer, ulapitu, |
| 13 | 4(disz) na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum8 sza | 4 našperatum-vessels of |
| 14 | im-di2-dingir sza ka3-ru-um | Imdi-ilum of Karum |
| 15 | ka3-ni-isz s,a-he-er _gal_ | steadfastly, great hero |
| 16 | ik-nu-ku-szi2#-na-ni | sealed it for her |
| 17 | 1(disz) t,up-pu-um ha-ar-mu-um | 1 tablet of Ḫarmum |
| 18 | sza 4(u) 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 44 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza hu!-bu-ul szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ dingir-isz-ti2-kal2 | of the debt of Shu-Ištar son of Ilī-ishtikal, |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-du10 ha-bu-lu-ma | to Aššar-ṭāb, the robber, |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ bu-za-zu isz-qu2-lu-ma | the silver of your buzzu-vessel they weighed out, and |
| 4 | a-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 2 2/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 5 | s,i2-ba-at _ku3-babbar_ t,up-pu-um | the interest on the silver of the tablet |
| 6 | uk-ta-lu t,up-pu-um | “I have checked the tablet’s contents. |
| 7 | sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-na | of 20 minas of silver that for |
| 8 | a-szur3-du10 a-mur-dingir ha-bu-lu-ma | Assur-ṭāb, Amur-ilum, the robber, |
| 9 | a-mur-a-szur3 i-tur4-dingir | Amur-Assur, Itur-ilum |
| 10 | u3 puzur4-a-szur3 | and Puzur-Assur |
| 11 | qa2-ta-tu3-ni _szunigin_ 1(u) t,up-pe2-e | together: 10 tablets |
| 12 | ku-nu-ke-e sza s,a-he-er _gal_ | Seal of the chief of the troops. |
| 13 | i-na ta-ma-la2-ki ik-nu-ku-ni | When you are to go, seal it. |
| 14 | mi3-ma t,up-pe2-e a-ni-u2-tim | whatever these tablets |
| 15 | a-na a-szur3-ni-szu _maszkim_ | to Assurnīšu the governor |
| 16 | sza i-tur4-dingir ip-qi2-du-ma | that Itur-ilī appointed, and |
| 17 | _igi_ a-lim{ki} u3 be-li2-ni | before the city and our lord |
| 18 | i-sza-ku-nu | they will place |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-ni-nim | before Enum-Assur, son of Aninim |
| 2 | _igi_ du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-szur3-i-di2 | before Duṣilli-Assur, son of Assur-idi |
| 3 | _igi_ i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni _dumu_ szu-be-lim | before Ilī-ašaranni, son of Šubelim |
| 4 | _igi_ pu-ta ka3-s,a-ar a-szur3-ma-lik | before Puta, the guard of Assur-malik |
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