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BIN 04, 226 (P293719)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293719 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03781 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur | Šuḫubur, |
| 2 | a-szur-ba-ni szal2-ma-a-szur | Assur-bāni, Šalma-Assur, |
| 3 | u3 i-a-szar-ma a-na | and Išarma to |
| 4 | pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 _dam-gar3_ | Pušukēn and the merchant |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma i-na 1(u) _ma-na_ | speak! For 10 minas |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-a-szar | the silver that he shall weigh out |
| 7 | ub-la2-ni e-ma-ra-[am] | he brought to me, I will see. |
| 8 | ma-al-a-ma | there is none. |
| 9 | [n] _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | n minas 12 1/3 shekels |
| 10 | [_ku3]-babbar_ i-szi2-tam2 | he took the silver. |
| 11 | [a]-na# szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | in perpetuity. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ku]-lu!-pi2-nu _ku3-bi4_ | a silver kupīnu |
| 2 | [n] _ma-na_ 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | n minas, 1/3 shekel |
| 3 | 2(disz) na-ru-qa2-an | 2 (mana wool for) Naruqan |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _gin2_ [x] 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 shekel, ... 1/2 shekku |
| 5 | wa-s,i2-tum / | wāṣitum-disease |
| 6 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 2 1/3 minas 8 1/2 shekels |
| 7 | _an-na_-ak qa2-tim | an ointment of the hand |
| 8 | _ku3-bi4_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 11 shekels |
| 9 | i-a-szar i-ra-de8-a-kum | wherever he brings you, |
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