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BIN 04, 173 (P293731)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293731 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04016 |
| 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 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | 1 nēpišum worker, 10 2/3 minas 9 1/6 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ e-na-nim | the silver of Assur-imitti, son of Enanum |
| 3 | 1(disz) ri-ik-sum2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 riksum 1 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 4 | szi2-im be2-tim a-na sza ki-ma | the price of the property to that which like |
| 5 | i-a-ti2 mi3-ma a-nim a-na | (Sum) My eyes, what is it to me? (Akk) What is to me to |
| 6 | a-szur-na-da _dumu_ su2-ti2-a u2 ba-al-t,u3-szar | Assur-nada, son of Sutia, and Balṭušar |
| 7 | ap-qi2-id _igi_ i-na-a _dumu_ e-la2-li2 | before Inaya son of Elali |
| 8 | _igi_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ lu2?-zi-na | before Shu-Ištar, son of Lu-zina |
| 9 | _igi_ ir-ma-a-szur3 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum | before Irma-Assur, 1 ne’ipšum |
| 10 | 6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | 6 minas 5 shekels of silver belonging to Assur-imitti |
| 11 | _dumu_ en-na-nim 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum | son of Ennanum, 1 nēpišum |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza sza-lim-a-hi-im | 12 minas 18 5/6 shekels of silver belonging to Šalim-ahum |
| 13 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza me-er-e | 1 nēpišum-worker, 10 minas of silver of cedar, |
| 14 | la2-qe2-ep a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 mi3-ma a-nim | I took. To Ašur-imitti, whatever |
| 15 | a-na szu-li _dumu_ da-dim ap-qi2-id | to Šuli, son of Dadim, I entrusted. |
| 16 | _igi_ li-pa2-a _dumu_ u3-zu-a _igi_ ku-la2 a-hu | before Lipâ, son of Uzua; before Kula, brother |
| 17 | szu-ki-tim _igi_ bu-zu-a _dumu_ a-szur-du10 | before Buzuya, son of Ashur-ṭab |
| 18 | 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | 1 nepišum worker, 6 2/3 minas 7 shekels |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ e-na-nim! | the silver of Assur-imitti, son of Enanum |
| 20 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i3-li2-a-lim | 1/2 mina of silver belonging to Ilī-alim, |
| 21 | _dumu_ il5-pi3-[u2-s,u2-ur] isz-ti2 tu3-ra-a | son of Il-pî-uṣur, from Turaya |
| 22 | al-qe2-szu#-[um x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | I took from him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-szu sza su2-ma-nim] | of his garments of red wool |
| 2 | 2(disz) _gin2_ sza ni-qi2-szu sza _dumu_ bu-zu-ta-a | 2 shekels for the offering of the son of Buzutâ |
| 3 | mi3-ma a-nim a-na u2-s,u2-sza-a-szur3 | whatever to Uṣuša-Assur |
| 4 | ap-qi2-id _igi_ dan-a-szur3 | I appointed. Before Dan-Assur |
| 5 | _igi_ ir-ma-a-szur3 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | before Irma-Assur, 1/3 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 6 | sza gam2-ri-szu sza tu3-uk-la2-nim | (Sum) The one who is entrusted with his sceptre, the one who trusts in you(?) (Akk) That which is his gift, that which you trust |
| 7 | sza szu-hu-bu-ur isz-qu2-lu ku-nu-ki-a | (Sum) The one who smashed the brickwork of Šuḫubur (Akk) The brickwork that he cut down, my seals |
| 8 | ir-ma-a-szur3 na-szi2 _igi_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | Irma-Assur, bearer of the witness: Uṣur-ša-assur |
| 9 | _igi_ dan-a-szur3 1(disz) ne2-pi2-szum | before Dān-Assur, 1 (man): Nepišum |
| 10 | 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 2/3 minas 8 1/3 shekels silver |
| 11 | sza a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ en-na-nim | of Assur-imitti, son of Ennanum |
| 12 | 5(disz) _gin2_ a-sza-lim-ma mi3-ma a-nim | 5 shekels: Ašallim, whatever |
| 13 | a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar ap-qi2-id | I appointed to Kur-ub-Ištar. |
| 14 | _igi_ szu-be-lim _dumu_ a-mur-dingir _igi_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-esz18-dar | before Šū-bēlu son of Amur-ilum, before Assur-imittî son of Ikupi-Ishtar |
| 15 | szu-uq-lam sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | ... of Assur-imittī, |
| 16 | nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma 1(asz) _gu2_ i3-li2-a-lim | we inspected and 1 talent Ilī-alim |
| 17 | il5-qe2 2(disz) _ma-na_ u2-tu3-ra-e | he took. 2 minas he shall return. |
| 18 | a-na-ku al-qe2 _igi_ kur-ub-esz18-dar | I took. Before Kur-ub-ištar |
| 19 | _igi_ na-ab-su2-en6 _dumu_ puzur2-esz18-dar | before Nabsuen, son of Puzur-Ištar |
| 20 | _igi_ e-nu-be-lum2 _dumu_ szu-la2-ba-an | before Enu-bēlum, son of Šulaban |
| 21 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 1 talent 2 1/3 minas 5 shekels of tin |
| 22 | u2 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 2 kutani-garments |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 a-na a-szur3-{d}utu-szi _dumu_ la-qe2-ep | of Assur-imitti, to Asur-šamaš son of Lâqēp. |
| 2 | a-di2-in _igi_ i-ku-nim _dumu_ sa2-ma-a _igi_ dan-a-szur | before Ikunum, son of Samâ, before Dan-Assur |
| 3 | _dumu_ szal2-mi3-hi-im | son of Šalmiḫum, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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