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BIN 04, 151 (P290149)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290149 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01663 |
| 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' | u3 ku-zi-zi-a i-[...] | and kuzizīya ... |
| 2' | um-ma szu-nu-ma puzur4-a-[szur] | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 3' | u3 a-hu-qar _uruda_ i-di2-nu-szu-um | and Ahu-qar copper gave to him |
| 4' | ka3-ru-um la2 i-di2-szu-um a-na-kam | It is a karû-demon that does not know him. |
| 5' | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | Assur-taklāku |
| 6' | u3 szu-esz18-dar i-ta-ak-ru-u2 | and Shu-Ištar will accept. |
| 7' | um-ma szu-nu-ma mi3-ma _uruda_ ne2-nu-u2 | thus they: “What copper are you using? |
| 8' | la2 ni-di2-szu-um a-ma-kam a-hu-qar | (Sum) I am the one who is not afraid of him (Akk) The one who does not fear him, I am afraid |
| 9' | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku u3 pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar | Assur-taklāku and Pilaḫ-Ištar |
| 10' | a-ka3-ri-im t,a2-hi-ma t,up-pa2-asz2-nu-u2 | (If) it is favourable to me, I will send you a tablet. |
| 11' | li-qe2 ki-ma _uruda_ ma-s,u2-x-ma | may he take. Like copper ... |
| 12' | ma-ma-an la-qa2-am | nobody has taken (it). |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 i-mu-u2-szu a-na-ku | I do not know. |
| 2 | am-s,i2-u2-ma ki-ma _e2_ | I went out, and like a house |
| 3 | ah-sza-lim al-qe2-u2-szu | I took Aḫšalim. |
| 4 | i-pi2-i ki-li-ku-nu | the door of your cella |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza ma-hi-ri-im | 2 minas of gold, received |
| 6 | puzur4-dingir a-na | Puzur-ilum to |
| 7 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 8 | ha-bu-ul-ma a-na-ku | I am a robber |
| 9 | qa2-ta-tum 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the remainder 13 minas of silver |
| 10 | a-na-ku u3 i-ku-pi2-a-szur ha-bu-la2-ni | I and Ikūpi-Assur, our heirs, |
| 11 | [u3] sza 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and of 3 1/2 minas of silver |
| 12 | [qa2]-ti2# puzur4-esz18-dar il5-pu-ut | Hand of Puzur-Ištar |
| 13 | [x] 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ hu-bu-li | ... 2 1/2 minas of silver, the debts |
| 14 | [x] x a-wa-ti2-a isz-ti2 | my words with |
| 15 | [puzur4]-esz18-dar ga-me-er-ma | Puzur-Ištar is greater than |
| 16 | [x ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | x minas of silver, his nishhasu-tax, excavated |
| 17 | [sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu x x] | his limbs ... |
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