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BIN 04, 157 (P293848)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293848 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01653 |
| 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) 1(disz) _udu_ sza ha-pu-a-la2 ir-de8-a-ni | 11 sheep of Ḫapuala brought, |
| 2 | _sza3-ba_ 4(disz) _udu_ / a-na 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therein 4 sheep for 17 shekels of silver |
| 3 | ta-ad-nu 2(disz) _udu_ a-na 9(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | 2 sheep for 9 1/4 shekels |
| 4 | ta-ad-nu 1(disz) _udu_ a-na | 1 sheep for |
| 5 | 4(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ ta-di2-in | 4 1/6 shekels given |
| 6 | 1(disz) _udu_ <a-na> 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-di2-in | 1 sheep for 3 2/3 shekels 15 grains I gave. |
| 7 | 3(disz) _udu_ a-na 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-di2-in | 3 sheep for 5 shekels of silver I gave. |
| 8 | 2(disz) _udu_ i-na _e2_ ub-ri-ni | 2 sheep in the house of Ubruni |
| 9 | t,a2-ab2-hu _szunigin ku3-babbar_ | a total of silver |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 9 1/6 shekels silver |
| 11 | iz-ku / _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ a-na | he will weigh out. 18 shekels for |
| 12 | 1(disz) al-pi2-im asz2-qul2 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 alum, ašqul, 1 shekel of silver |
| 13 | a-na ki-ri-im sza {d}utu | to the garden of Šamaš |
| 14 | asz2-qul2 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-na | I piled up. 1/2 shekel 15 grains to |
| 15 | _ninda_ asz2-qul2 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | bread made with asqul flour, 1/3 shekel 7 1/2 grains |
| 16 | a-na 2(disz) qar-szi2 / asz2-qul2 | for 2 qarši, ašqul, |
| 17 | 1(u) 4(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-na szi2-im | 14 less 1/4 shekels for the price |
| 18 | 1(disz) al-pi3-im u2 s,u2-ha-ri-im | 1 (piece of) al-pîm-plant and ṣuḫarim-plant, |
| 19 | asz2-qul2 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | Asqul, 1 shekel less 15 grains |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ki-ri-im sza {d}utu | to the garden of Šamaš |
| 2 | asz2-qul2 3(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Ašqul 3 less 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 3 | i-nu-mi3 2(disz) e-me-ri | At that time, two emeri |
| 4 | ni-it,-bu-hu a-na | We sat down for |
| 5 | 3(disz) ki-ra-tim asz2-qul2 | 3 ki-ra-tim, ašqul, |
| 6 | 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na e-s,i bi4-il5-tim | 1/6 shekel of silver for the hire of a laborer |
| 7 | asz2-qul2 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na a-wi-il5-tim | Ašqul 1 shekel of silver to Awīltim |
| 8 | szi2-im ki-ri-im asz2-qul2 | the šīm of the orchard was plundered, |
| 9 | 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ a-na ki-ri-im | 1 shekel less 15 grains of silver for the granary |
| 10 | asz2-qul2 i-nu-mi3 a-la2-hi-nam | At that time, Alaḫi-nam |
| 11 | ni-si2-u2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na | a band of 1/6 shekels to |
| 12 | bu-sza-lim 1/6(disz) _gin2_ i-na sza-ni-im | a crop of 1/6 shekel in another |
| 13 | u4-mi3-im a-szu-ta-ru-i-sza-bu-sza-li | Daily Aštaru-išabušali |
| 14 | 1/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na bu-sza-li-ma | 1/6 shekel for bu-šalima |
| 15 | sza-na be-ti2-szu nu-sze2-bi4-lu | (Sum) He did not send his wife to him (Akk) His wife did not bring him to him |
| 16 | 1(u) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-im | 10 1/3 shekels of silver for the price |
| 17 | 1(disz) al-pi3-im asz2-qul2 | 1: al-pim, ašqul; |
| 18 | 1/4(disz) _gin2_ a-na szu-ru-up-tim | 1/4 shekel for šuruptim |
| 19 | i-nu-mi3 ma-ar-nu-a-tam2 | At that time, |
| 20 | nu-sza-ab2-szi2-lu asz2-qul | we will make whole, I will lie down. |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-nu-mi3 ni-ka3-si2 | 1 shekel of silver at that time, Nikasi |
| 2 | _igi_ i-ku-pi-a-szur u3 i-di2-a-szur ni-si2-u2 | before Ikūpi-Assur and Iddin-assur, the musicians |
| 3 | a-na ki-ri-im u3 masz-er-tim | for the kīrīm and the maššertim |
| 4 | asz2-qul2 | ašqul plant |
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