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BIN 04, 072 (P290327)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290327 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01744 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ra-ma-ka3 s,a-bi-it-ma | is seized by you, and |
| 2 | szu-ma wa-at-ra-am mi3-ma | “He is the slave, whatever |
| 3 | ta-di2-nam s,a-he-er 8(u) 1(disz) ma-<na> | you give. The ṣāḫer is 81 minas. |
| 4 | _uruda_ sza me-tum 5(disz) _tug2_ | copper of the dead, 5 garments |
| 5 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im tal-qe2 _sza3-ba_ | the granary you took, inside it |
| 6 | 2(disz) _tug2_ qa2-ti2 a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | 2 hand-cloths for the storehouse |
| 7 | ta-di2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ a-li-bi4 | given in perpetuity, the silver of the city |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a i-di2 a-hi a-ta | of silver, the rent of the other side |
| 9 | i-ba-ri-ni ni-ta-ke-er | We have sworn by the command of the gods. |
| 10 | 8(u) 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ i-na | 81 minas of copper in |
| 11 | sza-tu3-um bu-za-zu | The šātum (is) buzazu. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-pi3-it a-na-kam e-ri-szu#-ma | “What is it that is missing? It is his fault! |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ut-ma la2 al-qe2 | Thus he: I did not take. |
| 3 | a-mi3-sza-am i-lik-ma | her mother went, and |
| 4 | um-ma ka3-ru-um-ma i-di2-ku-be | Thus (says) Karum: Idi-Kube |
| 5 | _ku3#-babbar_ u3-la2 sza ki-ma i-di2-ku-be | the silver ... that he shall weigh out |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ li-di2-nu-ni-kum | silver may they give to you |
| 7 | u3-la2 ka3-ru-um li-di2-na-kum | “Let him give you the kalû-vessel, |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu_ u2-zu-a u3 | the silver of the son of Uzûa and |
| 10 | sza li-bi4-ka3 ma-la2 | belonging to the ērib-office, as much as |
| 11 | i-za-ku-a-ni sze2-bi4-la2-ma | send me, so that |
| 12 | e-ni-a pi3-te2 | by his own mouth |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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