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BIN 04, 162 (P293896)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 162 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293896 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03999 |
| 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 | 6(u) 3(disz) pi2-ri-ka3-num sza lu-bu-usz | 63 (mana wool for) Piri-kanum, belonging to Lubuš. |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ri 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | ... 1 5/6 mina 1/4 shekel |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu 4(u) _tug2 hi-a_ pi3-ri-ka3-nu | the silver of their price, 40 garments of their own, |
| 4 | sa2-mu-tum 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | the deficit: 1/3 mina 6 2/3 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu 4(u) 9(disz) e-me-ru | the silver of their price is 49 (shekels) of emeru. |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ 9(disz) e-tu3-du 8(disz) la2-ka3-num | therefrom: 9 dead, 8 missing; |
| 7 | szi2-im-szu-nu 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | their value: 5/6 mina 7 1/4 shekels |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ 5(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ ku-ta-num | 52 kurtānum-garments |
| 9 | 1(disz) e-ma-ru-um 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 Emarum, 13 shekels of silver |
| 10 | szi2-im-szu-nu a-re-e sza al-pi2-im | their fates, the harvest of the fallen, |
| 11 | 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu | 9 shekels of silver is their price |
| 12 | 1(u) na-si2-sa3-tum 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 10 nasi-satum, 3 shekels of silver |
| 13 | szi2-im-szi2-na 2(disz) _dug_ ar-bi4-im | their šimmu-containers: 2 jars of arbum-confection |
| 14 | szu-um-qi2 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu | a fine of 1/2 shekel of silver is their price. |
| 15 | 8(disz) _ma-na_ a-szu-um 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 8 minas ašum 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 16 | szi2-im-sza 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na siki hi-a_ | its grain: 6 1/3 minas of wool, |
| 17 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ / szi2-im-sza | 3 shekels of silver as its price |
| 18 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ a-ri-nu-um 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | 15 minas of alum, 1/4 shekel |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_ / szi2-im-szu 2(disz) _sila3_ ka3-mu-num | the silver, its price, 2 qû of kammunum-silver |
| 20 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-szu-nu | 1 1/3 shekels of silver is their price |
| 21 | 1/2(disz) _sila3_ ku-ti2-me 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 qû of lentils, 1/4 shekel of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-im-szu-nu 1/2(disz) _sila3_ ki-s,i2-pa2-ra-tum | their ingredients 1/2 qû of kiṣiparatum-flour |
| 2 | 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-sza / | 1/4 shekel of silver is its value |
| 3 | 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na a-la2-da-ri-im | 1/4 shekel of silver for the milling |
| 4 | asz2-qul2 5(disz) _ma-na_ ka3-nu-we | 5 minas of ka-nu-we, |
| 5 | 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ s,i2-pa2-ra-tim | 45 minas of ṣiparatum |
| 6 | hu-ur-szi2-a-nu-um / sza s,i2-ib-tim | Ḫuršīnum |
| 7 | ku-nu-ki-a / si2-ra-am | Seal it with your seal! |
| 8 | pa2-szu-ra-am / ku-si2-a-am | “It is swollen, it is covered. |
| 9 | sza e-ma-ri-im masz-ki | of Emārim, the maškian. |
| 10 | sza-pi3-u2-tim pi2-ri-ka3-nu-um | the ša-pî-troops of Pīri-kānum |
| 11 | ki-ma 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | instead of 5 shekels of silver |
| 12 | i-na lu-hu-sa3-ti2-a al-qe2-szu-nu | I took them in my luḫusātu-vessel. |
| 13 | i-na pi2-ri-ka3-nim | in the pīru-vessel |
| 14 | sa2-mu-tim 4(disz) pi2-ri-ka3-num | regular offerings, 4 (mana wool for) Piri-kanum |
| 15 | sza i-pi2-sza 6(disz) e-ma-ri | of its work: 6 harvesters, |
| 16 | u2-nu-su2-nu u3 hu-ur-szi2-a-nu-um | their utensils and ḫuršīnum |
| 17 | sza du-ul-ba-tim mi3-ma | of Du’ulbātum |
| 18 | <<mi3-ma>> / a-nim {d}iszkur-ba-ni | When Anum, Iškur-bani |
| 19 | u2 u2-ra-ad-ku-bi-im | and he will pay back. |
| 20 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-um | Našunikum |
| 21 | pi2-ri-ka3-nu | of Pirikanu, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-ku-a | of Kunukua, |
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