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BIN 04, 230 (P293764)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 230 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293764 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04064 |
| 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 | a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ṣillī-Adad: |
| 2 | um-ma ha-di2-ni-ma | Thus (says) Ḫadini: |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 1 talent 20 minas of copper |
| 4 | sza te2-zi-ba-ni / a-ha-ma | of Tezibanu each other |
| 5 | 8(u) _ma-na uruda_ sza a-na | 80 minas of copper that for |
| 6 | i-a-ti2 u2 e-na-ma-a | “I and now |
| 7 | te2-zi-bu-ni-a-<ti2>-ni _sza3-ba_ | Tezibunia<ti>ni |
| 8 | 3(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-x-x | 33 1/2 minas of copper ... |
| 9 | u2-sza-qi2-il5 / 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 15 shekels |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-nu-mi3 | silver at that time |
| 11 | ta#-li-ku a-di2-na-kum# | I will go with you. |
| 12 | u2# _geme2_ / zu-pa2 | plant of a female slave, cut off |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n 3(disz)] pi3-ri-ka3-ni | n 3 (mana wool for) Pirikani |
| 2 | szu-ku-bu-um ub-lam | Šukubum brought. |
| 3 | 1(disz) _geme2_ u2 me-ra-sza | 1 female slave, grass-fed, |
| 4 | e-na-ma-a ir-de8-a-kum# | when he brought you |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta ma-la2 am-tum | “Hand from the water, as much as amtum |
| 6 | u2 me-ra-sza a-szi2-mi3-im | and her limbs, the ašimmu-plant |
| 7 | ta-di2-nu te2-er-ta-ka3 | you have given, your return. |
| 8 | li-li-kam-ma / _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 | may he come and your silver |
| 9 | lu nu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum a-hi a-ta | I will not send you a brother. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-ti2-a la2-szu-ma | the silver he took, he shall have no claim. |
| 11 | la2 u2-sze2-bi-la2!-kum | did not send to you |
Sources & licences
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