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BIN 04, 078 (P290297)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290297 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01656 |
| 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 in]-bi-esz18-dar | to Inbi-ištar |
| 2 | [...]-x-im u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | ... and Iškur-bani |
| 3 | [qi2-bi-ma a]-pu-tum | Speak! Aputum |
| 4 | [a-ma-la2 na]-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a | I am the one who carries messages |
| 5 | [x x] x e-s,i2-isz s,u2-ha-ri | ... the ṣuḫaru |
| 6 | u2#-ur#-da#-nim# pi2#-ri#-ka3#-ni | Urdānim, his messenger |
| 7 | sza lu-bu-usz s,u2-ha-ri | of the lubuš-ṣuharu-festival, |
| 8 | lu me-nu-ni-a-nu lu i-pi-szu | be it a me-nuniānu-demon, be it an omen, |
| 9 | lu pi2-ri-ka3-ni sza a-na | or a messenger who to |
| 10 | lu-bu-szi2-im da-nu-ni-ma | “May Anuni come to me!’ |
| 11 | bi-lu-tam u2-bu-lu-ni | (Sum) The one who smites (them) with a moan (Akk) The moaning that afflicts me |
| 12 | ma-la2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2-<ni> | whatever I have written to you |
| 13 | sza-ma-ma s,u2-ha-ru li-tal-ku-[nim] | May heaven and earth come to me. |
| 14 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ru | they shall not return. |
| 15 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ [x]-ri-zi | 15 minas x-rizi |
| 16 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ a-_e2_ [...] | 5 minas, the household manager of ...; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ szu?-[...] | 3 minas ... |
| 2 | i-pa-ni-szu [...] | (Sum) The one who looks at him ... (Akk) His eye ... |
| 3 | a-pu-tum ih!-da-ma | the apsûtu-plant grew, and |
| 4 | _ku3#-babbar_ sza en-nam-a-szur | the silver of Ennam-Assur |
| 5 | _dumu#_ e-na-su2-en6 | son of Enasuen |
| 6 | [u2] szu-isz-ha-ra _dumu_ ku-ra-ra | and Shu-išhara, son of Kurara |
| 7 | sza-asz2-qi2-la2 u2 _gi6_-{d}iszkur | šašqila-plant and gi-Adad |
| 8 | ba-a-ba-ti2-szu lu-za-ki-ma | let me remove his limbs, and |
| 9 | [li]-tal-kam a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 10 | [x x]-szu _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | ... silver, 1 shekel |
| 11 | [...] / u2 ba-ab2-tam2 | ... food was taken away. |
| 12 | [...]-ra-szi2 | ... to her |
| 13 | [...] a-na _gi6_-{d}iszkur | ... to the Night-of-Adad |
| 14 | [...] te2-zi-ba x | ... the tezib priestess ... |
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