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BIN 04, 094 (P290358)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 094 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290358 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04030 |
| 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 | um-ma {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni-ma | Thus Ninšubur-bani: |
| 2 | a-na u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | to Uṣur-ša-ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak, and 10 shekels of silver |
| 4 | a-na a-ha-at a-bi4-ni | to the side of our father |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a ku-ra-ra | “Kunukia, kurara |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-bu-sza-lim na-szi2 | son of Abu-šallim is responsible. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-ka3 | the silver before you |
| 8 | ap2-qi2-su2-um a-hi a-ta | I entrusted to him, my brother, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | eb-ri a-ta a-mur-dingir | From the river Āmur-ilum |
| 2 | u3 a-ta szu-up-ra-szu-ma | and why do you write him? |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na ma-ma-an | silver to anyone |
| 4 | la2 i-dan 1(disz) a-bar-ni-a-am | he will not give. 1 abarnium |
| 5 | a-na li-tab-szi2-a | for my life |
| 6 | lu-sze2-li-a-am | let me raise up. |
| 7 | a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | “My brother, you are the one who rejoices, |
| 8 | szu-up-ra-szu-um | send to him! |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ta-ri-isz-ma-tim | the silver of Atarišma |
| left | ||
| 1 | ka3-i-in mi3-szum | the gate of Išum |
| 2 | ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2!-ra-am | you constantly smear, |
| 3 | gi5-im-la2-ni | his slave woman |
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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