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BIN 04, 114 (P290342)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290342 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01906 |
| 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 | [szu-a-nu-um] ra-bi-s,u2-um | the great lord |
| 2 | [sza a]-szur3#-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | of Assur-imitti, their son |
| 3 | [is,-ba]-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma | seized me, thus |
| 4 | szu#-[a-nu]-um-ma a-na bu-za-zu-ma | Alternatively, to buzzu |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | Tablet of the city of Assur-imitti. |
| 6 | a-sza-su2-hi-ka3 il5-qe2-am | I asked you, he took it. |
| 7 | i-na t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki} | on the tablet of the city |
| 8 | ta!-na-sa3-ah-ma i-na a-lim{ki} | you will remove, and in the city |
| 9 | a-ta u2 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ta-ta-wu-a | From the water and Assur-imittī you will see. |
| 10 | isz-al-ka3-ma t,up-pu-u2-szu | he asked, and his tablet |
| 11 | ha-ru-mu ba-a-am u2-ma-ma a-ma-la2 | “Ḫarumu, the birth mother, amaʿla, |
| 12 | t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 13 | a-na a-lim{ki} s,i2-a-ma a-na be-el | to the city, and to the lord |
| 15 | la2 tu3-na-ha-ni _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam | If he does not pay, the silver shall be paid. |
| 16 | tu3-sza!-ag-mi3-ra-ni | you will make perfect for me. |
| 17 | bu-za-zu szu-a-nam3 ra-bi-s,a-am | Your ‘hand’ is great. |
| 18 | e-pu-ul um-ma bu-za-zu-ma | “I performed (the ritual) for you, thus (says) Buzazu: |
| 19 | usz-ka3-i-in a-na t,up-pi3-im | I established for the tablet. |
| 20 | sza a-lim{ki} u3 ra-bi-s,i2-im | of the city and the district |
| 21 | sza be-li-a ti2-ma-li-ma# | of my lord you know, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-asz2-e-li-ma | you raised up, and |
| 2 | u2 a-pu-ul-ka3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | and your apūl-vessel, Aššra-imitti |
| 3 | be-el a-wa-ti2-a a-na-kam | The lord of my words is indeed |
| 4 | wa-sza-ab 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 10 minas of silver for |
| 5 | szu-esz18-dar qa2-ta-ti2-szu na-al-pu-ta-ku | “Šu’ešrā (is) his hand, I will be afraid. |
| 6 | u2 _ku3-babbar_ szal2-tam2 ha-bu-lam | and silver, the complete amount of the debts |
| 7 | u2 a-na sza-su2-hi-i-a i-s,a!-ab2?-ta-[ka3] | and he will seize you for my ša-suhīya. |
| 8 | dan-nu-tam2 u2 e-mu-qi2 | a strong one and strength |
| 9 | la2 a-pu-ul-ka3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | Without you, Assur-imitti, |
| 10 | be-el a-wa-ti2-a i-na 3(disz) | the lord of my words, in 3 |
| 11 | a-wa-tim li-iz-ku-ra-ma | may a word be spoken to me, and |
| 12 | li-bi na-di2-ti2-szu ka3-ru-um | (Sum) The ... of his naditītu, the karûm priestess, (Akk) Its lungs are a kāru priestesses, |
| 13 | lu-la2-pi2-it-ma | I shall remove, and |
| 14 | la2-li-ik-ma a-lu-um | “Let me go, and the city |
| 15 | u2 be-li2 di2-ni li-di2-in | May my lord give me orders! |
| 16 | la2 tu3-na-ha-ni u2 _ku3-babbar_ | do not slander me, and silver |
| 17 | ma-dam la2 tu3-sza-ag-ma-ra-ni | Do not abandon a house! |
| 18 | [a]-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 19 | [a]-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum |
| 20 | [ka3]-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 21 | [_igi] gir2_ sza a-szur3 | before the sword of Assur |
| 22 | szi2#-bu-ti2-ni <ni>-di2-in | he gave to her. |
| 23 | [_igi_ e]-na-nim _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni | before Enanum, son of Ili-bani |
| 24 | [_igi_] zu-zu-a _dumu_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2 | before Zuzuya, son of Ilī-emuqi |
| envelope | ||
| 25 | [_kiszib3_ e-na]-nim# _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni | Seal of Enanum, son of Ili-bani |
| 26 | [_kiszib3_ zu]-zu#-a _dumu_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2 | Seal of Zuzuya, son of Ili-emuqi |
| 27 | [a-na] a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim | to these words |
| 28 | [ka3]-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | the karûm, the kaniš |
| 29 | i-di2-ni-a-ti2 _igi gir2_ | they gave to me. The eye of the sword |
| 30 | sza a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni | of Assur, our witnesses |
| 31 | ni-di2-in | we did not give. |
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