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BIN 04, 147 (P293855)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293855 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01722 |
| 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 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 5/6 mina 5 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 3 | sza! as2-qu2-dum | of Asqudum |
| 4 | u3 a-szur-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| 5 | i-na ka3-ni-isz3 | in Kanish |
| 6 | il5-qe2-u2-ni | took, |
| 7 | u3 szi2-ta-tim _ku3-babbar_ | and the remainder of the silver |
| 8 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 9 | sza as2-qu2-dum | of Asqudum |
| 10 | _ki_ e-di2-na-a | from Edinâ |
| 11 | il5!-qe2-u2 szu-ma | he took, that |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | a copy of the tablet. |
| 2 | u2-la2 szi2-bi4 a-na | “If he does not pay, what will he pay? |
| 3 | e-di2-na-a as2-qu2-dum | he gave to me, asqudum |
| 4 | la2 usz-te2-li a-na _ku3-babbar_ | did not raise a claim against the silver |
| 5 | a-nim szu-szal2-szum | Anum, he is well. |
| 6 | as2-qu2-dum a-na e-di2-na-a | I have entrusted to you. |
| 7 | i-sza-qal szu-ma t,up-pa2-am | He will weigh it out and write a tablet. |
| 8 | u2!-la2 szi2-bi4 usz-te2-li _ku3-babbar_ | he will pay back the interest on the grain. |
| 9 | as2-qu2-dum sza-bu isz-tu3 _sag!_ | he took. From the head |
| 10 | ha-musz-tim sza il5-ba-ni | the ḫamuštu-vessel of Ilbani |
| 11 | a-na 6(disz) _iti-kam_ e-ta-wu-u2 | for 6 months they have stayed |
Sources & licences
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