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BIN 04, 036 (P290538)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 036 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290538 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01682 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma {d}iszkur-s,u-lu-li-ma | thus Adad-ṣululi: |
| 3 | i-nu-mi3 / sza na-asz2-par2-tam2 | At that time, of the letter |
| 4 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim / a-di2 | to Burušḫātum, up to |
| 5 | _uruda_ u2-la2-pi2-ta-ku-ni / i-na | the copper that I have poured out for you |
| 6 | sza-nim-ma / u4-mi3-im 5(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 | Secondly, every day 50 garments of your good health |
| 7 | u3 4(disz) _ansze du10?_-ka3 / i-sze-2(disz)-pi3-a | and 4 donkeys, good(?) |
| 8 | a-na / tur4-hu-mi3-it / u2-sze2-ti2-iq | to Turḫumīt he passed. |
| 9 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / ma-ti2 _uruda_ | thus I: the land of copper |
| 10 | 1(u) _gu2_ lu sza i-ku-pi3-a / lu sza | 10 talents either of Ikūpû or of |
| 11 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 / a-ba-ka3-kum | “Your good garments, I will put on you’. |
| 12 | la2 li-bi4 / _dingir_-ma / i-na sza-nim-ma | “It is not the fault of a god, and in another way |
| 13 | u4-mi3-im / sza e-ru-bu | The day that they enter |
| 14 | pi3-ri-tum / i-szi2-ki-in-ma | he set up a šārītu and |
| 15 | at-be-a-ma / a-tal-kam | I have heard and I have come. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-di2-ni / a-wa-tum / u2-la2 | “As for me, the word ... |
| 2 | i-szi2-ra-ma e-ti2#-qa2#-ma <<ra>> | He hears, he passes by, and he is frightened |
| 3 | lu sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 / lu# [x]-i-ka3 | or of your good garments, or your ..., |
| 4 | szu-ri-im / a-na ma#-[la2] | ... for one thousand (units) |
| 5 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 / a-di2 / wa-ah-szu-sza-na | Your rejoicing, as far as her loins, |
| 6 | a-ba-kam / a-di2 / sza ha-na-na-ri-im | It is my father, as far as Hananarim. |
| 7 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni / a-ma / a-szar | As to what you wrote me, where |
| 8 | i-ku-pi2-a-szur / lu ta-ah-si2-sa3-tu3-a | May Ikūpi-Aš[ur] be my friend! |
| 9 | lu t,up-pu / sza / ba-ab2-dingir | or a tablet belonging to Bāb-ili, |
| 10 | i-na ta-ma-la2-ki-im ka3-an-ku! | When you arrive, the gate |
| 11 | pi3-te2-szu-nu-ma / li-ta-ma-ad-ma | “Open their mouths, so that |
| 12 | i-qe2-er-bi-ma / a-[x-x]-tim# | he offered, and ... |
| 13 | tu3-up-ta-ta / x-[x] li-iq-bi4-ma | a tablet ... may he say and |
| 14 | li-is,-ba-at-ka3 a-hi a-ta | May he seize you, my brother! |
| 15 | be-li2 a-ta / a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ a-di2 | my lord from the silver up to |
| 16 | ma-la2 u3 2(disz){se2-ni}-szu | as much as two times |
| 17 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-ma u2-la2 | I wrote to you, and ... |
| 18 | tu3-sze2-bi4-lam / na-asz2-par2-ti2 | You send me the letter. |
| 19 | ma-ha-i / tu3-sza-asz2-me-ma / lu-mu-un | You will listen to the cult center, lord. |
| 20 | li-bi4-im / tu3-usz-ta-ar-szi2-a-ni | “You have made the heart tremble, |
| 21 | sza#? _ku3-babbar_ tal-qe2 szu ma x | of silver you took ... |
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