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BIN 04, 099 (P290356)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290356 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04010 |
| 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 ha-nu-nu u2 za-ha | to Hanunu and zaḫa |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma puzur2-a-szur3 | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 3 | a-hu-a ba-lu-a a-tu3-nu | the father who bore him, Atunu, |
| 4 | a-di2 3(disz) u4-mi3-im | for 3 days |
| 5 | ni-ta-be2-ma | did not say, and |
| 6 | ni-ta-la2-kam | It is a nitalakku. |
| 7 | a-pu-tum e-ku-nu | “The apsûtu-demons are yours. |
| 8 | i-s,e2-ri-a li-li-ik | may he go to the orchard. |
| 9 | ha-ra-<na>-tim u2-ka3-lu | they will hold the harû-offerings. |
| 10 | a-na a-wi-li | to a man |
| 11 | szu-up-ra | send! |
| 12 | la2 i-ha-da-ar | he shall not be liable. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-ki_ e-mu-ru-ma | of Ku, he saw, and |
| 2 | qa2-ta-an / u2 sze2-pa2-an | Handwashing (means) to wash. |
| 3 | i-ra-hu-ba / u2 ma ar ni ma al-[...] | The one who is frightened ... |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni | which you wrote to me |
| 5 | ga-am-ru ma zi ki ba lu nu-ta-er! | The fuller, the true house, the place that was not changed |
| 6 | sza il5-qe2-u2-ni | that he took |
| 7 | lu ni-ik-bi-us2 | let us go!” |
| 8 | a-di2 3(disz) u4-mi3-im | for 3 days |
| 9 | la2 ta-ha-da-ra | do not fear! |
| 10 | a-su2-ri ma-ma-an | There is no asuru. |
| 11 | e i-li-ka3-ma | the house of your god |
| 12 | ha-ra-na-tim-ma | for a long time |
| 13 | u2-ka3-lu | he will hold. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 ne2-nu a-na [ni]-ki#-isz-tim# | and nēnu-plant for the nikištu-festival |
| 2 | e ni-ta-la2-ak | we did not go. |
| 3 | u2 li-ba-ku-nu i-ma-ra-as, | and your food he will measure out. |
Sources & licences
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