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BIN 04, 047 (P290539)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290539 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01684 |
| 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 | a-na i-di2-a-bi-im [...] | To the ... ... |
| 2 | u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar u3 dan-a-szur3 | Uṣur-ša-ištar and Dan-Assur, |
| 3 | a-na i-di2-a-bi-im qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Iddi-abīm: |
| 4 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur3-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 5 | a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ u3 | for 1 1/2 minas of gold and |
| 6 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-na | 10 minas of silver that to |
| 7 | a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 ap-qi2-du 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | Assur-lamassi Apqidu 2 minas 10 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na puzur2-esz18-dar | the silver that to Puzur-Ištar |
| 9 | ap-qi2-id um-ma a-ta-ma sza ki-li | I entrusted. Thus (says) “Which one of yours |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ um-ma | silver, his nisḫassu-tax is extra, saying: |
| 11 | a-na-ku-ma _la2 diri_ ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | I myself am a līšu-disease, a headache. |
| 12 | sze2-li-a-ma la2-szu um-ma a-ta-ma | “Speak to him, and he will be well! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (is) thus: |
| 13 | ma-num i-qa2-ab2-la2-ma | “Anu will say to me, and |
| 14 | li-is-hu-ur-szi2 mu-la2-a | may he turn to her, the one who lies down. |
| 15 | _ku3-babbar_ tu3-ra-di2 a-ma | you will pay back the silver. |
| 16 | sza 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 30 minas of silver |
| 17 | 7(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ t,up-pi2 | 7 1/2 talents of tin |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-al-pu-ut mi3-isz-lam | you have sinned, half of it |
| 2 | i-masz-ka3-ti2-a pa2-ni-tim ta-la2-qe2 | you will take before Imaškatiya. |
| 3 | mi3-isz-lam i-na sza-ni-tim | the equivalent in another |
| 4 | ta-la2-qe2 4(disz) mu-ta-tum 5(asz) _gu2_ | you took. 4 mutatum-vessels, 5 talents |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ki-a a-na sza ki-ma | the tin of Kunukia to that which like |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 u3 _dam-gar3_ la2-ap-ta | my eyes and the merchant open |
| 7 | mu-t,a2-e a-na-kam-ma u2-te2-er | “It is enough, I have returned it to its place. |
| 8 | _an-na_ u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar u2 dan-a+szur3 | Anu, Uṣurši-ištar, and Dan-Assur |
| 9 | lu-sa3-ni-qu2-ni-ku-ma t,up-pi2 | Let me give you a tablet. |
| 10 | _e2_ isz-te2-et i-ba-ri-ku-nu | the house between your heads |
| 11 | pi2-qi2-id a-di2 szi2-ti2 _an-na_-ki-ka3 | entrusted to you as long as the life of An |
| 12 | ta-la2-qe2-u2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | you took. 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 13 | ni-is-ha-at 1(u) _ma-na-e_ | 10 minas |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ te2-s,u2-pi2 il5-qe2 | 2 1/3 shekels of silver teṣūpu took. |
| 15 | um-ma a-szur3-la2-ma-si2-ma | Thus Assur-lamassi: |
| 16 | ni-is-ha-at _ku3-babbar la2 diri_ | the interest on the silver is not extra. |
| 17 | sza _ku3-sig17 diri_ u3 3(disz) _ma-na_ | of extra gold and 3 minas |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 [il5-qe2] | Assur-lamassi took the silver. |
| left | ||
| 1 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-la2-ak-ma isz-ti2-szu a-za-ku | Thus (says) he: I will go and stay with him. |
| 2 | i-2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_ sza t,up-pi2-a ta-szi2-tu3 | two and a half talents of my tablet, receipts |
| 3 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 | 3 1/3 minas 6 2/3 shekels of silver belonging to Assur-lamassi |
| 4 | il5-qe2-u2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ 5(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | they took, 15 shekels each, 51 2/3 minas |
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- 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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