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BIN 04, 062 (P290331)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290331 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01753 |
| 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 i-li-me-a-ta | to Ilīmu |
| 2 | u2 bu-s,i2-a qi2-bi4-ma | Say: “Alas, I want to go out,’ |
| 3 | um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-ma | Thus Ikupia: |
| 4 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _<sze> ku3-ki_ | 5 1/3 shekels 15 grains of silver |
| 5 | 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-am | 40 minas of copper, musīm, |
| 6 | ha-bu-la2-ku-um mi3-szu | Habulakum, his wife |
| 7 | sza? ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ma | that you wrote me, and |
| 8 | 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | 6 shekels of silver for |
| 9 | ib-ni-su2-en6 | Ibni-Suen |
| 10 | a-di2-nu / ha-ra-ni | I have given to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mi3-sza-am | Amišam |
| 2 | i-na a-la2-ki-a | on the road |
| 3 | _ku3-ki_ u2 _uruda_-a-ka3 | of Kuta and the plants of copper |
| 4 | u2-sza-ba-ka3 / _tug2 hi-a_ | he will bring to you. |
| 5 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 6 | szi2-im-szu-<nu> / gu5-mu-ur-ma | their šimmu<nu> |
| 7 | isz-ti2 bu-zu-a | with Buzû |
| 8 | sze2-bi3-la2-szu | send him! |
| 9 | szi2-im _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 | the price of your good garments |
| 10 | _uruda_-a-ka3 u2 _ku3-sig17_ | of copper and gold |
| 11 | lu-sze2-bi4-la-kum!? | let me send to you |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-na#-kam bu-s,i2-a szu? x | For the sake of my life |
| 2 | [a-na] _tug2 hi_-ta ni-x | for a ... garment |
Sources & licences
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