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BIN 04, 172 (P293723)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293723 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04001 |
| 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 | 2(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ | 2 1/2 talents of red copper, 4 minas |
| 2 | _uruda_ la2-mu-nam a-ha-ma | a copper kettle, together |
| 3 | a-na qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-in | I gave to his hand. |
| 4 | sza-lim-be2-li2 a-na a-mur-esz18-dar | Šalim-belī to Amur-Ištar |
| 5 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | and Assur-taklakku |
| 6 | u2-bi4-il5 2(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ | he carried off. 2 talents 40 minas of copper |
| 7 | da-at-ka3 a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | your punishment to the granary |
| 8 | asz2-qul2 1(u) 5(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 15 talents 20 minas of copper |
| 9 | a-na i-di2-esz18-dar asz2-qul2 | to Iddi-Ištar, the tanner, |
| 10 | 6(asz) _gu2 uruda_ isz-ti2 i-di2-esz18-dar | 6 talents of copper from Idi-Ištar |
| 11 | _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | son of Assur-malik |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ bi-it-qa2-at | 13 minas is deficit. |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) pe3-er-dim isz-ku-nam | 1/2 (workman): Iškunam |
| 14 | 5(u) _ma-na uruda_ bi-it-qa2-at | 50 minas of copper is deficit. |
| 15 | _ansze hi-a_ isz-tu3 szi2-im | a donkey from the price |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ansze hi-a_ e-ru-bu-ni | donkeys they brought in. |
| 2 | 5(u) _ma-na_ a-na szi2-im | 50 minas for the price |
| 3 | _ansze_ a-pu-ul | a donkey for harvesting, |
| 4 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ ni-is-ha-at | 30 minas of copper is surplus. |
| 5 | s,u2-ba-ti2 asz2-qu2-ul | I cut off my garments. |
| 6 | 9(disz) _ma-na_ a-s,u2-<ba>-ti2-szu | 9 minas of his aṣubatu-vessel, |
| 7 | sza ku?-lu asz2-qul2 | of kiln-fired bricks |
| 8 | 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ isz-ti | 18 5/6 minas of copper with |
| 9 | a-sza-at s,a-la2-mi3-im | the estate of Ṣalmum |
| 10 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 uruda_ | 1 talent 44 minas 10 shekels of copper |
| 11 | _ki_ puzur4-we-er | from Puzur-Wēr |
| 12 | e-zi-ib sza t,up-pi2-szu | Disregard that he who his tablet |
| 13 | ha-ar-mi3-im 2(u) _ma-na_ | the ḫarmum 20 minas |
| 14 | _uruda_ be2-u2-la2-at | copper bēlu-ulat |
| 15 | _e2_-ti2 sza tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | the house of Turḫumit |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ u2-ku-ul-tum | 1 talent 25 minas of copper for the ukultu-vessel |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na esz18-dar-pi2-la2-ah | 15 minas of copper for Ishtar-pilah |
| 3 | a?-pu-ul | |
Sources & licences
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