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BIN 04, 208 (P293711)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 208 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293711 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01907 |
| 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(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er | he sent out. |
| 3 | du-nu-um-na-asz2 | for Dunum-naš |
| 4 | ka3-ni-si2-a | Kanisia |
| 5 | u2 sza-ak-ri-asz2-we | and Šakriašwe |
| 6 | a-ta-ni | Atani, |
| 7 | i-szu a-na | he will pay. |
| 8 | s,i2-bi4-it | ṣibit |
| 9 | ni-ga-lim | Nigalim, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 1 shekel |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | they shall weigh out the silver. |
| 3 | szu-ma la2 isz3-qu2-lu | If he does not pay attention, |
| 4 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of silver |
| 5 | i-na _iti-kam_ | in the month |
| 6 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu | (Sum) The ṣibtu-priestess is the one who brings in abundance (Akk) They bring in abundance |
| 7 | _igi_ a-mur!-{d}utu | before Amur-šamaš |
| 8 | _igi_ du-du | before Dudu |
| 9 | _igi_ ma-na-ma-na | before Manamana |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ a-mur!-{d}utu | Seal of Amur-šamaš |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ du-du | seal of Dudu |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ma-na-ma-na | seal of Manamāna |
| 4 | _kiszib3_ du-nu-um-na | Seal of Dunumna |
| 5 | _kiszib3_ ka3-ni-si2-a | seal of Kanisia |
| 6 | _kiszib3_ sza-ak-ri-asz2!-we | Seal of Šakriašwe |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| 2 | i-s,e2-er / du-nu-um-na | “Iṣer of Dunumna |
| 3 | ka3-ni-si2-a | Kanisia |
| 4 | u2 sza-ak-ri-asz2-we | and Šakriašwe |
| 5 | a-ta-ni i-szu | Atani has |
| 6 | a-na s,i2-bi4-it | to Ṣibit |
| 7 | ni-ga-lim | Nigalim, |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 1 shekel |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu | they shall weigh out the silver. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu | If he does not pay, |
| 2 | 2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels each of silver |
| 3 | i-na _iti-kam_ | in the month |
| 4 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu | (Sum) The ṣibtu-priestess is the one who brings in abundance (Akk) They bring in abundance |
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