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BIN 04, 109 (P290311)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290311 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01703 |
| 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 | bu-za-zu a-na il5-we-da-ku | Your būzu-vessel is for lifting. |
| 2 | is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma | seized me, and |
| 3 | um-ma bu-za-zu-ma | thus Buzazu: |
| 4 | a-na il5-we-da-ku-ma | to Ilwedāma |
| 5 | a-na a-e-tim si2-ki | to the sea, wool |
| 6 | tu3-ka3-al um-ma | you will hold, thus says |
| 7 | il5-we-da-ku-ma a-na | I am ilwedāku and to |
| 8 | a-wa-tim si2-ka3-ka3 | the wording of a sealed document |
| 9 | u2-ka3-al um-ma | he will hold, thus |
| 10 | bu-za-zu-ma pa2-a | “Bazazāzû, open the mouth! |
| 11 | a-ni-ma a-wa-tam2 | This word |
| 12 | la2-di2-na-kum la2 tu3-ka3-la2-ni | Do not give me, do not hold me back! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 2 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 3 | ka3-ni-isz3 i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | Kaniš gave me, and |
| 4 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni | before the sword of Assur, our witnesses |
| 5 | ni-di2-in _igi_ ma-nu-um-ki-esz18-dar | gift before Mannum-kī-Ištar |
| 6 | _dumu_ szu-be-lim | son of Šubelim |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni | before Šamaš-bani |
| 8 | _dumu_ i-na-su2-en6 | son of Inasuen |
Sources & licences
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