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BIN 04, 001 (P293385)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293385 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01741 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma e-a-szar-<ma> | Thus Ea-šar: |
| 3 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 4 | a-na-ku-ma i-na 3(u) _gu2_ | I, at 30 talents |
| 5 | _uruda diri_ / a-ka3-sza-ad | extra copper I shall weigh out. |
| 6 | ki-ma _ansze hi-a_ la2-szu-u2-ni | instead of a donkey, there is none. |
| 7 | 3(u) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am {d}iszkur-ba-ni | 30 talents of copper, the measure of Adad-bani |
| 8 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 9 | usz-te2-ri-ib | he made enter. |
| 10 | ki-ma _ansze-hi_-ru | like a donkey |
| 11 | sza sze2-ep szu-a-nim | of that brickwork |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ru-bu-ni-ni u4-ma-kal2 | they brought in. The day was long. |
| 2 | la 2(disz) usz-bi-a-su2-nu | and not two of them |
| 3 | a-t,a2-ra-su2-nu | I have seized them. |
| 4 | s,u2-ba-tu3 sza ku-nu-uk | the ṣibtu-garment that is sealed |
| 5 | szu-ku-bi4-im u3 i3-li2-a | Šukubum and Ilia |
| 6 | 3(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2 szi2-it-ru sze2-lu!?-u2-ma | 3 garments of the šītu-offering(?), embroidered, and |
| 7 | szi2-me-tum ta-bu-uk | šimētu-disease you have caused to seize |
| 8 | ra-di lu-qu2-tim / ta-mi3 | “Radi, the luquttu-priestess, ... |
| 9 | la2 ta-ga-mi3-il5 szi2-me-tum | Do not raise a claim! |
| 10 | 1(disz) bi-tum sza ha ku | 1 bītum-garment of ..., |
| 11 | wa-ad-a-at | he was born. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 a-lim{ki} be-tum | the lord of A-lim, the wife |
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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