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BIN 04, 007 (P293383)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293383 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01702 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma | Speak, thus Šū-Ishtar: |
| 3 | isz-tu3 szi2-ir-mu-in | from Širmun |
| 4 | a-ta-<be>-a-am a-na _ku3-babbar_ | I said to him for silver |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep ku-lu-ma-a | of the brickwork of Kulumāya, |
| 6 | u2 im-ku-a 1(u) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na_ | plant, imkû-plant, 10 talents 50 minas |
| 7 | _dingir-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(disz) me-at ku-ta-nu | the gods are sealed, 300 are sealed. |
| 8 | qa2-dum 1(u) _tug2_ | a qadum 10 garments |
| 9 | dam-qu2-tim2 1(u) 7(disz) _ansze_ | good quality 17 donkeys |
| 10 | isz-ti2-a i-lu-ku | with me they went |
| 11 | 1(disz) me-at _tug2_ i-na | 100 garments in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-hi-im dam-qu2-tim# | a good gift |
| 2 | a-bi-a-ar _ku3-babbar_ | of Abī-aar the silver |
| 3 | 1(disz) _gin2_ wa-at-ra-am | 1 shekel of wax |
| 4 | a-ga-ma-ar-ma | I have written, and |
| 5 | a-ka3-sza-dam te2-er-ta-ka3# | to be poured out, to return |
| 6 | a-pa2-ni-a li-li-kam | May my lips come forth. |
| 7 | u2-zi-ni pi2-te2 | he set up his opening. |
| 8 | u2 a-na-ku 1(u) _tug2_ | and I 10 garments |
| 9 | dam-qu2-tim i-a-u2-tim | the good ones, the young ones, |
| 10 | sza na-asz2-a-ku-ni | that was brought, |
| 11 | u2-zi-ni pi2-te2 | he set up his opening. |
| 12 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na pa2-ni-a sze2-bi-lam! | send to me! |
| 2 | a-na-hi-id-ma a-ka3-sza-dam | I shall ride, and I shall arrive. |
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