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BIN 04, 209 (P293729)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 209 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293729 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04014 |
| 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 | am-tam2 pa2-al-hu-szi2-a | a wild bull who is afraid of her, |
| 2 | isz-ti2 / szi2-wa-asz2-me-i | with Šiwašmê |
| 3 | u3 ku-uk-ra-an | and the kukru |
| 4 | a-na 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 6 shekels of silver |
| 5 | a-na-asz2 / u2 sza-li-a-ta# | Why did you not eat šalia plant? |
| 6 | isz-u2-mu-szi2 | he gave to her. |
| 7 | szu-ma ma-ma-an | Whoever |
| 8 | a-szu-mi3 / am-tim | Ašumi, wild bull |
| 9 | lu tu3-zi-num | or Tuzinum, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu be-el hu-bu-lim | or the owner of the stolen property |
| 2 | a-na a-na-asz2 | to why |
| 3 | u2 sza-li-a-ta | and Šalīta |
| 4 | i-tu3-wa-ar | he shall return. |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 6 | szi2-wa-asz2-me-i | Šiwašmê |
| 7 | u2 ku-uk-ra-an | kukru-plant |
| 8 | [i]-sza-qu2-lu | they will devour. |
| 9 | _igi_ en-um-a-szur | before Enum-Assur |
| 10 | _igi_ ti2-bu-la2 | before Tibula |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ en-um-a-szur | Seal of Enum-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu_ ha-pa2 _kiszib3_ ti2-bu-la2 | son of Ḫappa, seal of Tibula |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ szi2-wa-asz2-me-i | seal of Šiwašmê |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ ku-uk-ra-an | seal of Kukran |
| 5 | am-tam2 pa2-al-ha-zi-a | Amtam, Palḫazia |
| 6 | a-na szi2-mi3-im | for a fate |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 6 shekels of silver |
| 2 | isz-ti2 szi2-wa-asz2-me-i | with Šiwašmê |
| 3 | u3 ku-uk-ra-an | and the kukru |
| 4 | a-na-asz2 u2 sza-lu-wa-an-ta | Why did Šaluwan |
| 5 | isz-u2-mu-szi2 szu-ma | he heard her, that is |
| 6 | ma-ma-an / lu tu3-zi-num | Who will raise a claim against you? |
| 7 | lu be-el hu-bu-lim | or the owner of the stolen property |
| 8 | a-szu-mi3 am-tim | Ašumi, wild bull |
| 9 | a-na <a>-na-asz2 | to him |
| 10 | u2 sza-lu-wa-an-ta | and Šaluwana |
| 11 | i-tu3#-wa-ar | he shall return. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | szi2-wa-asz2-me-i | Šiwašmê |
| 3 | u2 ku-uk-ra-an | kukru-plant |
| 4 | i-sza-qu2-lu | they will eat. |
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