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BIN 04, 040 (P290546)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290546 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01733 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma ba-al-t,u3-szar | Thus Bāl-ṭušar: |
| 3 | la2-qe2-ep / u2 wa-asz2-na-ni-ma | I will take. |
| 4 | 2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | 2 minas of copper you sent me. |
| 5 | 5(disz) s,u2-bar-ka3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 5 bands 1/2 mina 6 shekels each, |
| 6 | 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ta-sza-qal | 3 minas of copper you will weigh out. |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na sza _ansze hi-a_ | 1 mina of copper for the donkeys |
| 8 | sza-bu-im / sze2-bi4-lam | Send it to me! |
| 9 | mi3-ma i-na qa2-ti2 | whatever from the hand |
| 10 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 / la2-szu | your ṣuḫarītu is missing. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3! a-szu-mi3 / en-um-a-szur | and Ašumi, Ennum-Assur |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ sze2-bi4-lam | 1 mina of copper for sending |
| 3 | a-na gam-ri-im | to the king |
| 4 | i-na qa2-ti2 / s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | In the hand of your ṣuharu |
| 5 | mi3-ma / la2-szu | whatever deficit |
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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