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BIN 04, 004 (P293380)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293380 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01695 |
| 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 i3-li2-we-da-<ku>-ma | Thus Ilī-wedakku: |
| 3 | 8(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e 1(disz) _tug2_ | 8 garments of akidû, 1 garment |
| 4 | qa2-am-su2-um 1(u) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 | 10 abarnû-garments |
| 5 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ 2(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 2/3 mina 5 shekels, 20 kutanu-garments |
| 6 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _tug2_ qa2-dum | 1/2 mina 4 qadum-garments |
| 7 | a-na 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 25 minas of silver |
| 8 | a-na bu-ur-a-szur u3 szu-ma-li-ba-a-szur | To Būr-Ašur and Šulma-libāli-Adad. |
| 9 | ni-di2-ma t,up-pa2-asz2-nu | We will give it and we will break the tablet. |
| 10 | a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 4 Ḫamšātum, |
| 11 | ni-ih!-ri-im / sza-pa2-ar-tum | “Niḫrīm, the šapartum-official, |
| 12 | na-ad-a-at i-na | it is given. In |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu | their whole head, |
| 2 | ra-ki-is bu-ur-a-szur | rake of Bur-Assur, |
| 3 | qa2-ta-tum / szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu | “He is a qatātu-demon, he has not been shaved, |
| 4 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu | (Sum) The ṣibtu-priestess is the one who brings in abundance (Akk) They bring in abundance |
| 5 | a-na 2(disz) me-at _tug2_ qa2-tim | for 200 (shekels of) finished textiles |
| 6 | 1(u) _gin2-ta_ a-na _ku3-babbar_ | 10 shekels each for silver |
| 7 | na-am-gu5-ra-ku / sza-pa2-ar-tam2 | (Sum) I am the šapartam priestess, I am a lion (Akk) I was a dragon, I was the lion |
| 8 | _ku3-sig17_ u3 _uruda_ | gold and copper |
| 9 | u2-sze-ra-ba-ma / u2 _tug2_-ti2 | he shall bring here, and the plants of clothing |
| 10 | u2-szar-szu-um | he made it flourish. |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 szu-ma-li-bi4-a-szur | with Šuma-libbi-Ašarēd |
| 2 | na-am-gu5-ra-ku-ma | I shall not eat, and |
Sources & licences
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