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BIN 04, 056 (P290316)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290316 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01716 |
| 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-na im-di2-lum2 qi2-bi4-ma | To Imdilum speak! |
| 2 | um-ma e-nu-be-lum2-ma | thus Enubelum: |
| 3 | a-di2 a-la2-hi-im _dumu_ | together with Alaḫum, son |
| 4 | zi-ku-hi-im sza 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | a lump of 6 1/3 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szur3-an-dul3 ha-bu-lu#-[szu-un?] | the silver of Assur-andul, their debts |
| 7 | il5-qe2 u2 ta-ah-si2-is-tum | he took, and Tahsistum |
| 8 | e-la2-nu-ma i-ma-ha-ar | he shall raise a claim, and he will receive. |
| 9 | sa3-ki-im / ta-ba-szi2 | “Sakīm, what did you take away? |
| 10 | ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 a-mur-ma | I saw the taḫišistam, and |
| 11 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3! | the price of your silver |
| 12 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 1/3 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma s,i2-ib-tam2 | he is Ṣibtam |
| 2 | e-ri-isz-ka3 1(u) _gin2_ [u2] 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Erishka 10 shekels and 1/3 mina |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ di2-szu-um szu#!-ma | he is the silver of Išum |
| 4 | la2 i-mu-wa te2-er#-ta-ka3 | “If he does not agree with you, your return(?) |
| 5 | li-li-kam# [_ansze_ u3] | come, donkey and |
| 6 | 1(u) ku-ta-ni _sag10_-[tim] sza# | 10 kutānu of red wool, which |
| 7 | i-ba-szi2-u2-ni e-li-isz# | there is, above |
| 8 | isz-ti2 hu-ra-s,a-nim | together with Ḫuraṣanum |
| 9 | ab2-ka3-szu-<nu> / u2 _tug2 hi-a_ ma-t,i2-u2-tum | their cows, grass and textiles, many, |
| 10 | isz-ti2-ka3 a-qa2-ti2-a | with you, my offering |
| 11 | i-ta-du-im szu-ma | “Itādûm is that |
| 12 | ta-ha-sza-ah li-bi4-szi2-u2 | you will shave their heads. |
| 13 | _ansze_ ki-ib-szu-um | a small donkey |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2-ka3 li-zi-iz | May he stand with you. |
Sources & licences
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