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BIN 04, 087 (P290339)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 087 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290339 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01893 |
| 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 | um-ma bu-zu-ta-a | thus Buzutâ: |
| 2 | u3 en-num-be-lum2-ma | and Ennum-beluma |
| 3 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3_ sza im-di2-dingir | 10 minas of silver belonging to Imdi-ilum |
| 5 | isz-qu2-lu-ni-a-ti2 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | they weighed out: 6 5/6 minas 7 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3_ a-mur-esz18-dar isz-tu3 | the silver of Amur-Ištar from |
| 7 | tur4-hu-mi3-id u2-sze2-bi4-lam | he sent to Turhumid. |
| 8 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3_ sza-qa2-lim | 3 minas 3 shekels of silver, ša-qalim |
| 9 | 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ i-na-a | 2 5/6 minas 3 shekels |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-mu-ra-a 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | son of Amurraya, 2 1/2 minas 2 shekels |
| 11 | sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 3(disz) _ma-na_ | of Assur-imitti, 3 minas |
| 12 | a-mu-ra-am isz-ti2 nu-a-im | I saw from the darkness. |
| 13 | i-ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 ni-il5-qe2 | we shall take from you. |
| 14 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 15 shekels of silver |
| 15 | a-na pa2-la2 u3 _gudu4#_ | to pālā and gudu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ti2-ib-nim 3(disz) _gin2# [ku3]-babbar_ | of Tibnim: 3 shekels of silver |
| 2 | a-ni-ga-li lu mu-ta-[ti2]-im | may Anigalum be a widow |
| 3 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | total: 28 minas 3 2/3 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3_ sza i-na ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 | the silver that at your disposal |
| 5 | ni-il5-qe2-u2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | we took. 2 1/2 minas 6 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3_ ni-ih-sza-ah-ma | a silver ring, and |
| 7 | a-s,i2-ib-tim ni-il5-qe2-a-kum | We will take the aṣibtum. |
| 8 | i-na ma-qa2-at _ku3_-pi3-ka3 | by the weight of your silver |
| 9 | nu-ta-ar _szunigin_ 3(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | total: 30 1/2 minas 9 1/6 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3_-ap2-ka3 3(u) _ma-na_ | the apka-tax of 30 minas |
| 11 | _ku3_ ku-nu-ki-ni il5-ba-ni | the silver of Kunukini, Ilbani |
| 12 | na-asz2-a-kum 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he shall carry. 1/2 mina of silver |
| 13 | a-qa2-ti2-szu 1(disz) _gin2_ a-ni-qi2-szu | his offerings, 1 shekel of his offerings |
| 14 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3_ a-na ki-se2 | 5 1/3 shekels silver for the foundation |
| 15 | ni-di2-in a-na ma-la2 | “We gave, for how much |
| 16 | ti2-i-er-ti2-ka3 szi2-ti2 | of your life |
| 17 | ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 | of Bābti |
| left | ||
| 1 | nu-za-ka3-ma _ku3_-ap2-[ka3] | we will clear, and the silver |
| 2 | nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum | did not bring to you |
Sources & licences
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