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BIN 04, 070 (P290323)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290323 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01730 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma u3 ki-ku-la2-nu-ma | thus Kurub-Ištar and Kikulan: |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-esz18-dar | to Puzur-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma / a-ma-kam / a-wa-ti2 | “Speak, my word, my words! |
| 4 | la ta-asz2-me-ma i-pi2 bu-s,i2-a | Do not listen to my prayers! |
| 5 | sza qa2-ti2 / u2-ka3-lu-szu | who hold his hand, |
| 6 | ha-ra-nam / sza-ni-tam2 | a second time |
| 7 | i-ta-la2-ak-ma isz-tu3 | he went, and from |
| 8 | tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it a-na wa-ah-<szu>+sza-na | Return, to her brother. |
| 9 | isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na | from Wahšušana |
| 10 | a-na sza-la2-tu3-ar i-ta-la2-ak-ma | he goes to the šalātû-offering, and |
| 11 | ne2-nu i-_tug2#_-[ba-a-tim] | a kind of garment |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-ir-ta-na-pu-ud | we will continually praise. |
| 2 | u3 a-ta / a-na gam2-ri-im | and from the side to the side |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ li-ba-ka3 | 1 shekel of silver to Libaka |
| 4 | ma-ri-is, / a-ta-an-ha-am | “I have been frightened, I have been terrified. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) (refers to the man) who is afflicted by a stroke. |
| 5 | sza tu3-a-ri-ma / a-tu3-ra-am | (Sum) You are the one who turns back and turns back (Akk) You who turn back and turn back |
| 6 | a-di2 / t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-be | as far as the tablet of inquiry |
| 7 | 2(disz){sze2-na} / e-ta-am-du-tim | 2 (mana wool for) Etamdutim |
| 8 | a-la2-qe2-a-ni-ma / la2 ni-ba-szu | I will take him, but he is not his friend. |
| 9 | a-pu-tum _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the payment of the silver of the granary |
| 10 | u3 lu-qu2-tam2 i-pi3-a | and the luqutam-tax he imposed. |
| 11 | mi-s,i2-ma s,a-ba-at / a-di2-i | “As long as he lives, |
| 12 | sza ku-zi-zi-a / a-da-ni-in-ma | of kuzizīzû I gave, and |
| 13 | sza sza-la2-hi-im | of Šalaḫum |
| 14 | a-sza-la2-ha-am / me-eh-ra-at | “Ašalaḫam is equal. |
| 15 | t,up-pi3-im sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 16 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ku | he brought. |
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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