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BIN 04, 031 (P292129)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292129 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01901 |
| 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 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6 sza ki-ma | Pušuken, who like |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur u2 su2-e-a | Puzur-Assur, the one who eats grass, |
| 3 | a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 4 | 1(u) 9(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am | 19 talents of copper, masīm, |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki sza i-a-szar nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma | Your seal, which we have checked, |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i _sza3-ba_ | 13 2/3 minas of imṭu-flour in the middle |
| 7 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kum | 1 talent 40 minas of copper is the price |
| 8 | i-na _uruda_ ma-si2-im pa2-ni-im | with a copper arrowhead |
| 9 | u2 ur-ki-im ub-lu-nim | he brought the grass. |
| 10 | 7(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ szi2-kam | 7 1/2 talents of copper is the price |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki sza i-a-szar nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma | Your seal, which we have checked, |
| 12 | 1(u) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 mi3-ma a-nim | 10 minas of imṭītu, anything |
| 13 | i-a-szar usz-te2-bi-lam | where he had brought it, |
| 14 | 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ s,a-la2-mu-um | 3 talents of copper for Ṣalamum |
| 15 | i-na _uruda_-i-szu na-di2 | with his copper he gave. |
| 16 | 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am | 2 talents of musīm copper |
| 17 | sza i-na wa-la2-ma i-ni-du | (Sum) The one who goes around in the street (Akk) Who goes around at the street |
| 18 | ub-lu-nim-ma nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma | brought to me, but he was not satisfied, and |
| 19 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 2(u) _ma-na_ szi2-ku-um | 1 mina of imṭī, 20 minas of šikûm, |
| 20 | i-pa2-ni i-la2-tim | the rites of the goddesses |
| 21 | na-di2 1(u) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_ | nadi 10 talents 30 minas |
| 22 | _uruda_ szi2-kam ku-nu-ki sza ku-ra#-[ra] | The copper is the price of the kunû-vessel that is to be charged. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2 szu-be-lim <nu>-sa3-ni-iq-ma | and šubēlim <we> did not remove, and |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 5(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni | 12 minas of imṭi, 52 kutānu, |
| 3 | isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na | from Wahšušana |
| 4 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 u2-sze2-bi4-lu-nim | that he sent to me like a gift, |
| 5 | _sza3-ba_ 3(u) ku-ta-ni 9(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | therefrom: 30 kutānu 9 1/4 shekels each |
| 6 | a-pu-szu-ke-en6 i-ni-di2-ma | Apuškēn gave, and |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu a-di2-ni la2 isz-qu2-ul | their silver until now he has not paid. |
| 8 | 4(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-ni i-di2-a-szur | 48 kutani, Idi-Assur, |
| 9 | ir-de8-a-am szunigin _tug2_-ti2-ka3 | all of your garments |
| 10 | 1(disz) me-at 4(u) 8(disz) _tug2#_-[ba-tu3] | 108 garments |
| 11 | sza sze2-ep i-di2-a-szur i-ba-szi2-u2 | who there is the brickwork of Iddin-Assur, |
| 12 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ni | 20 minas of silver for Kunukini |
| 13 | en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ e-la2-li2 | Ennasuen, son of Elali |
| 14 | na-asz2-a-ku-um lu _uruda_ lu _tug2_-ti2 | I am responsible for either the copper or the textiles. |
| 15 | lu ba-a-<ab2>-tam2 sza te2-zi-bu | May it be the “seizing-of-the-mouth> of the demon. |
| 16 | a-ma-la2 a-wi-lu-ti2-ni | “I will pay the wages of our men’s dowry. |
| 17 | a-_ku3-babbar_ nu-ta-ar-ma | the silver shall not be returned, and |
| 18 | i-sze2-ep dan-a-szur [_ku3-babbar_]-ka3 | Dan-Assur will pay your silver. |
| 19 | nu-za-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_-ka3 | we shall clear, and your silver |
| 20 | nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum | did not bring to you |
| 21 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti-ka3 | (Sum) I am the one who carries your message (Akk) I carry your message |
| 22 | _ansze_-ru-ka3 | your donkey |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-ab2-ri-tim na-du sza-am-ka3-ka3 | The Anabrūtum (temple), the place of the šamka prayer, |
| 2 | sza-lim | are well. |
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