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BIN 04, 097 (P290361)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290361 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04060 |
| 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 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 2 | u3 ni-ni a-na ni-ni | and we to we |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 4 | a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5-ma | Assur-mutabbil, and |
| 5 | 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza e-zi-bu | 2 hīšu-garments that were left, |
| 6 | a-s,e2-er szi2-mi3-szu szu-ma | he is the one who determines his fate. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-a-kam-ma i-na | the silver, no one, in |
| 8 | ba-ab2-ti2-a ta-am-hu-ra | “The one who has been seized, you are to be appeased! |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ ma-li-a-ma | silver, 1 mina of maliyama |
| 10 | ku-un-ka3-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | seal it and send it to me! |
| 11 | szu-ma i-na | he is in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-ab2-ti2-a | he took away. |
| 2 | a-a-kam-ma la2 tal-qe2-a! | No one has taken (it). |
| 3 | lu tu3-di2-na-tu3-ki | may you give to me. |
| 4 | lu mi3-ma i-qa2-ti2-ki i-ba-szi2-u2 | or whatever your command is, |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 6 | ma-li-a-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send me a message! |
| 7 | la2 ti2-de8-a ki-ma | you did not bring, like |
| 8 | ha-ra-an ku-s,i2-im | the road to Kusum |
| 9 | a-lu-ku _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ | I went. The silver was 10 shekels. |
| 10 | ut-ra-am | he will return. |
| 11 | a-ga-mu-ru | I have seen. |
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