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BIN 04, 210 (P293709)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 210 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293709 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01892 |
| 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 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 2 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er | he will harvest the harvest. |
| 3 | ku-lu-uk-lu a-hu-qar | kuluklu means aḫuqar. |
| 4 | i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
| 5 | sza a-ba-ba-a-a / a-na | of the Ababaeans to |
| 6 | <<a-na>> 1(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 13 hamšātum-containers |
| 7 | i-sza-qal szu-ma i-na | he will weigh out. If in |
| 8 | u4-mi3-szu ma-al-u2-tim | its days are numerous |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 isz!-qu2-ul | he did not cut off |
| 2 | ki-ma a-wa-at ka3!-ri-im | according to the word of the king |
| 3 | i-na! _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam3 | in the month of Nisan |
| 4 | u2-s,a-ab2 / _iti-kam_ | he shall take. Month |
| 5 | na-ar-ma-ak a-szur | the stele of Assur, |
| 6 | sza ke-na-tim li-mu-um | of the true eponymy of |
| 7 | sza qa2-ti2 / bu-zu-zu | of the hand of Buzuzu, |
| 8 | _igi_ a-szur-sipa | before Assur-sipa |
| 9 | _igi_ ku-ra _igi_ | before Kura |
| 10 | en-nam-a-szur | Ennam-Assur, |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-sipa [_dumu_ ...] | Seal of Assur-sipa, son of ... |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ku-ra _dumu_ u2!-la2#!-[a-a] | Seal of Kura, son of Ulaya |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ en-nam-a-szur _dumu_ [en-na]-ma-nim# | Seal of Ennam-Assur, son of Ennamānum |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ ku-lu-uk-lu _dumu_ [...] | Seal of Kulluklu, son of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza hu-bu-ul ku-lu-uk-lu | of ḫubul kulluklu |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_] | 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 3 | s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na# [a-hu-qar] | ṣarupam to Ahu-qar |
| 4 | i-sza-qal szu-ma i-[na] u4-mi3-[szu] | he will weigh out. If at that time |
| 5 | [ma-al-u2-tim la2 isz-qu2-ul] | he did not pluck up the riches. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2 | in the month of Nisan |
| 2 | u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ sza ke-na-tim | month: “Confirmed.’ |
| 3 | li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 | eponymy of the hand. |
| 4 | bu-zu-zu | |
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