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BIN 04, 042 (P290065)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290065 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01905 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur u3 | To Puzur-Ašṣur and |
| 2 | i-ku-pi2-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | Ikū-pî-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma ma-s,a-ar-tam2 | Thus Sabasia, the guard: |
| 4 | pi2-te2-a-ma t,up-pi2 bi-ri-a-ma | Release me, and send me a tablet! |
| 5 | 1(disz) t,up-pa2-am sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 tablet of 10 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza hu-bu-ul a-la2-bi-im | of the debt of Alabim |
| 7 | sze2-li-a-ma i-nu-mi3 i-ku-pi2-a | “When he poured out my oil, |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-la2-bi-im i-la2-ka3-ni | son of Alabīm he shall weigh out. |
| 9 | ka3-li-ma-szu-ma la2 i-na-pu-usz | all of it he shall not do. |
| 10 | isz-tu3 li-mi3-im | from the year |
| 11 | s,i2-lu-lu a-na sza-na-at | ṣillû-plant for the second |
| 12 | i-pu-usz t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-bi-a | He made a tablet of my own. |
| 13 | har-ar-ma-am _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur | the road before Ikupī-Assur |
| 14 | u3 ha-nu-nu u2-ka3-li-im-szu | and Hanunu held him back. |
| 15 | a-pu-tum s,a-ab2-ta-szu la2 i-na-pu-usz | (Sum) The apsûtu-demon does not perform his supplication. (Akk) His affliction is not performed. |
| 16 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ ta-ra-ka3-s,a-ni | like silver you will pour out. |
| 17 | ep-sza t,up-pa2-am sza 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | a tablet of 4 minas of silver |
| 18 | sza a-szur-tak2-la2-ku _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 | of Assur-taklāku, son of Šū-Enlil |
| 19 | a-na a-bi4-ni ha-bu-lu | to our father, the robber |
| 20 | sze2-li-a-ma _igi_ 2(disz){sze2-na} me-er-e | šēlī-a-ma, and before 2 shena of cedar |
| 21 | a-szur-tak2-la2-ku ka3-li-ma-ma | Ašur-taklāku is all. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ma t,up-pa2-a-am sza ku-nu-uk | That is the tablet that is sealed. |
| 2 | a-bi4-a / sza sza-ba-e | the father of the heart |
| 3 | u2-ka3-lu-mu-ku-nu / t,up-pa2-am | They will keep you alive. A tablet |
| 4 | li-qe2-a-ma t,up-pa2-szu-nu di2-na-szu-nu-ti2 | Take them and give them their tablets. |
| 5 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-u2-a | My father, my lord |
| 6 | a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma a-wa-ti2-a | “Atunu rejoiced and my words |
| 7 | isz-ti2 puzur4-esz18-dar | with Puzur-Ištar |
| 8 | ga-mi3-ra-ma te2-er-ta-ak-nu | I want to bring it to you, but you will not accept it. |
| 9 | li-ba-al-ki-tam2 | may he be reconciled |
| 10 | u3 isz-ti2 _dumu_ qar-wi-a | and with the son of Qarwiya |
| 11 | a-wa-ti2-a ga-me-er i-na | my words are complete, |
| 12 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-na a-bi-szu | 12 minas of silver that to his father |
| 13 | a-hi-ib-lu 3(disz) _iti-kam_ | Aḫiblu 3 months |
| 14 | i-li-ik-ma _ku3-sig17_ sza | went and the gold of |
| 15 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-szu-um a-di2 _ku3-sig17_ | 5 minas of silver together with gold |
| 16 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza hu-bu-ul zu-pa2 | 2/3 mina of ḫubul-zupa’a, |
| 17 | a-hu-bu-li-a / t,a2-hu-u2-ma | “Aḫubulia is sweet, |
| 18 | ka3-la2 _ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur a-ta | all gold belonging to Adad, from |
| 19 | a-szu-mi3-a / ta-pu-lu a-ma-kam | I am Ašumiya, you are my mother. |
| 20 | ka3-ra-am mu-hu-ur-ma t,up-pa2-am | Receive it quickly, and a tablet! |
| 21 | li-qe2-a-am sza i-qa2-ti2 zu-pa2 | May he take the one who carries the iqāti-vessel. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma-ma-na il5-qe2 i-su2-hu-pi3-im <sza> {d}iszkur i-la2-qe2-u2 | Whoever takes (this tablet) shall return (it) to its place. Whoever Adad will take |
| 2 | u3 sza-ni-am u2 t,up-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | and another one, and the tablet of the kalû-offering |
| 3 | li-qe2-a-am sza i-mi3-ma i-szu-u2 a-na _ku3-sig17_ | may he take. If he so pleases, for gold |
| 4 | sza a-ta ta-al-ta-ap2-tu3 i-su2-hu-pi3-im ta-[...] | (Sum) The one who screamed at the water, you ... (Akk) You ... that which you shouted from the water you .... |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na puzur4-a-szur u3 | To Puzur-Ašṣur and |
| 2 | i-ku-pi2-a-szur _kiszib3_ sa3-ba-si2-a | Ikū-pî-Assur, seal of Sabasiya |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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