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BIN 06, 252 (P297383)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 252 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297383 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03859 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | dingir-ba-ni a-na ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | Ilum-bani to Mannum-balum-Assur |
| 2 | _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma | son of Ilī-alim seized, and |
| 3 | um-ma dingir-ba-ni-ma a-na | Thus (says) Ilī-bani. |
| 4 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 5 | 3(disz) szu-uq-la2-tim sza 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 3 šuqlatum-vessels of 1 talent 15 minas, |
| 6 | u2 i-na pa2-ni szu-uq-lim# | and in the presence of Šuqlim |
| 7 | isz-te2-et ri-ik-su2-um | from the riksu |
| 8 | sza 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-[na_] | of 15 minas of tin |
| 9 | sza-[ak-na-at] | are placed. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... ri]-ik!-sa2-am sza 1(u) 5(disz) [_ma-na_] | ... a pledge of 15 minas |
| 2' | _an-na_ sza i-pa2-ni | the tin that he fills |
| 3' | szu-uq-lim sza-ak-nu [i-na] | are placed as a pledge. |
| 4' | na-asz2-pe3-er-tim i-na-a | a message in this |
| 5' | sza ki-ma _dam-gar3_ ri-ik-sa2-am | who like a merchant a contract |
| 6' | la2 il5-pu-ta-am | does not raise a claim |
| 7' | _igi_ i3-li2-a-lim | before Ilī-alim |
| 8' | _igi_ a-bu-sza-lim | before Abu-šallim |
Sources & licences
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