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BIN 04, 218 (P293725)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 218 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293725 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04006 |
| 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 ha-na-na-ru-[um-ma] | Hananarum speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na i-na-a u3 i-zi-[za-am-dingir] | to Ina and Izizam-ilum |
| 3 | a-na i-zi-za-am-dingir qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Izizam-ilum |
| 4 | a-na a-ba-ni-im 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | to Abanum 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 5 | sza-qi2-il5 li-ba-ka3 | the šāqi-il priest of Liba |
| 6 | i-[de8] x 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | he will measure out. |
| 7 | a-na _ku3-babbar#_ sza ip-qi2-im | for the silver that he has received |
| 8 | [isz]-ti2 a-szur3-ma-lik asz2-qul2 | from Assur-mālik ašqul |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-na [...] | total: 1 1/3 minas in ... |
| 10 | asz2-qul2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 10 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-di2-nam | Assur-imitti gave |
| 12 | 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-szi2-im-ti2-a | 9 1/2 shekels, Išimmtia |
| 13 | ba-ti2-iq 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he took. 2 minas of silver |
| 14 | u3 s,i2-ba-su2 sza t,up-pi3 | and a copy of the tablet. |
| 15 | ha-ar-mi3-im a-na | a gift for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na-a / szu-qul2 | in a šuqul vessel |
| 2 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-ku-ma | 5 minas of silver are your debts. |
| 3 | a-na a-ta-ta i-na-a | to Atata, ina |
| 4 | qa2-ta-tum a-s,e2-er | qatātu means "to go out." |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-li-[a] | 2 minas of refined silver |
| 6 | i-na _uruda_ sza wa-ah-sza-szu-na | with copper of their own weight |
| 7 | sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | of the granary |
| 8 | ra-di2-a-ma t,up-pi2-i | Send me a tablet! |
| 9 | sze2-s,i2-a s,i2-ib-tum | šeṣīya (is) Ṣibtum |
| 10 | la2 i-ma-i-dam a-na | he will not raise a claim against |
| 11 | i-na-a [qi2]-bi-ma a-hi a-ta | Say thus: “Alas, my father |
| 12 | a-s,e2-er ku-zi-zi-a | the path of Kuzizia |
| 13 | u3 a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku | and Assur-taklāku |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-am la2 na-[...]-ma | Do not ... a tablet |
| 15 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza [ha]-na-na-ri-im a-na szi2-tim | of Hananarīm for the work |
| 2 | i-na ar-[...] szi2-tim | in the ... of the household |
| 3 | a-di2-szu-ma _szunigin ku3-babbar_ | together with him a total of silver |
| 4 | lu-sze2-bi4-lu-ni | let them send me! |
Sources & licences
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