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BIN 04, 187 (P293717)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293717 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03738 |
| 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 | a-na-ku | I, |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-ba-ni | and Assur-bani |
| 3 | ni-ka3-si ni-si2-ma | “Let us go, let us go! |
| 4 | isz-tu3 ma-da-tum | from Madatum |
| 5 | ka3-bu-sa3-ni 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ | his gate, 18 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er | silver for the aṣer |
| 7 | be2-u2-la!-ti2-szu t,up-pa2-am | his lordship a tablet |
| 8 | ha-ar-ma-am i-da-nam | he will give back. |
| 9 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | 12 shekels of silver each |
| 10 | u3 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 1/3 mina of silver |
| 11 | [sza] ma#-la2#-ki-a [isz-tu3] | of Malakia from |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bu-ru-usz-ha#-[tim] | Burušḫatum |
| 2 | u2-sze2-ba-lam [szu-ma] | he shall bring. That |
| 3 | la2 u2-sze2-bi#-[lam a-na] | he did not send to |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar!_ sza! t,up-pi2-im | the silver of the tablet |
| 5 | ha-ar-mi3-im u3 | Ḫarmim and |
| 6 | s,i2-ba-tim | ṣibatum |
| 7 | u3 sza-al-t,a2#-tim | and šalṭatum |
| 8 | a-tu3-a-ar-szum# | Atu’aršum |
| 9 | _igi_ su2-na-da | before Sūnada |
| 10 | _dumu_ szu-su2-en6 | son of Shu-Suen |
| 11 | _igi_ szu-su2-en6 | before Susa |
| 12 | _dumu_ a-gu5-a-a | son of Aguaya |
| 13 | _igi_-bur-nu-nu | before Burnunu |
| 14 | i!-na u2-sza | on her |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szi2-bu-tim | |
| 2 | asz2-ku-szu-nu | I imposed upon them. |
Sources & licences
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