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BIN 04, 059 (P290324)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290324 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01731 |
| 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 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 2 | u3 {d}iszkur-_gal_ qi2-[bi]-ma | and Adad-rabi speak, and |
| 3 | um-ma i-ku-pa2-sza#-ma# | thus Ikupaša: |
| 4 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ <<a>> | If the silver is 1 mina |
| 5 | ta-na-<<na>>-di2-a ta-ka3-na-ka3 | You will give it to him, you will hold him. |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 7 | {d}iszkur-_gal_ li-di2 | may Adad-rabi know. |
| 8 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 15 shekels of silver for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bu-za-zu a-di2-in | I have given your property. |
| 2 | bu-za-zu <<ti2>> isz-ti2 <<gal>> | Your <life> is life, it is life! |
| 3 | {d}iszkur-_gal_ ki-ma | Adad-rabi like |
| 4 | i-a-ti2 li-ik-nu-uk | May my limbs be secure. |
| 5 | u2 / na-asz2-par2-tam2 | and a letter |
| 6 | lu-la2-pi3-it a-hi a-ta | Lu-la-pît, brother of A-ta |
| 7 | be-li a-ta a-wa-tam | My lord, because of the word |
| 8 | ha-li-ip-tam2 asz2-me-ma | I heard the haliptam. |
| 9 | x-ti2 ta [...] | ... what |
| 10 | szu-ma {d}iszkur-_gal#_ bu-za-zu# | He is Adad-rabi, your servant. |
| 11 | i-sza-par2-szu-[ma] _ku3-babbar_ | he shall send to him, and silver |
| 12 | i-sza-qu2!-lu la2 tu3-szar-ma | they will eat, but you will not make it good. |
| 13 | 2/3(disz)# _ma-[na]_ _ku3-babbar_ sza | 2/3 mina of silver belonging to |
| 14 | x x x im x im x x | [......] |
| 15 | li-isz-qu2-ul szu-ma | may he pluck up, and |
| 16 | t,up-pi3 x [x] x-a a-ta | A tablet ... |
| 17 | x x x x | |
Sources & licences
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