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BIN 04, 030 (P292113)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292113 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01674 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 im-di2-dingir [x x]-a! | to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | u3 _dam-gar3_ qi2-bi4-ma# [um-ma] | and the merchant speak thus: |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6-ma 1(disz) [1/3(disz) ma]-na# | Pušu-kēn: 1 1/3 mina |
| 4 | _ku3-sig17_ u3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza _dam-gar3_ | gold and 10 minas of silver belonging to the merchant |
| 5 | sza i-di2-na-ni / 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | which he gave to me, 1 mina of gold |
| 6 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi4_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | 8 1/2 shekels each, its silver: 8 1/2 minas |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1/3 mina of gold, 8 5/6 shekels each |
| 8 | _ku3-bi_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 2 1/2 minas 3 1/3 shekels |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | total: 21 minas 3 1/2 shekels silver |
| 10 | qa2-dum 1(u) _ma-na sza3-ba_ | a cow, 10 minas in its midst |
| 11 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-tum# | 5/6 mina 2 1/2 shekels nishtum-flour |
| 12 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza-du-a-tum | 1/3 mina 1 shekel of šaduatum-frit |
| 13 | 1(u) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | 10 shekels of wax |
| 14 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | That silver, 19 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels |
| 15 | 3(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 3 talents 37 1/2 minas of lead |
| 16 | 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 14 1/2 shekels each |
| 17 | _ku3-bi_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | its silver: 15 minas |
| 18 | 3(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 3 talents 15 minas of tin |
| 19 | 2(u) 2(disz) 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na _an-na_ qa2-tim | 22 12 minas of tin in the hand |
| 20 | ta-di2-in / | given. |
| 21 | 6(disz) _tug2_ sza li-wi-tim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 6 garments of liwītum, 1 1/2 minas 7 1/2 shekels |
| 22 | it-bu-lu / 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ansze_ | they carried. 1 1/2 hectares |
| 23 | s,a-la2-mi3-im / 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-bi4_-szu-nu | their silver: 1/2 mina 6 shekels |
| 24 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-<<ut>>-su2-nu | 2 1/2 shekels of unutsunu-flour |
| 25 | 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ta-szu-nu | 1 shekel of ukūltaš-silver for them |
| 26 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | that silver: 3 1/3 minas 1 1/2 shekels |
| 27 | _sza3-ba_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ mu-su2-ka3-u2 | therefrom: 1/3 mina musukāyu. |
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