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BIN 04, 043 (P290542)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290542 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01694 |
| 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-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ilwedāku: |
| 3 | a-di2 a-szur-ba-ni | as far as Assur-bani |
| 4 | _dumu_ ku-ta-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | son of Kutâ, about whom you wrote, |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma _uruda_ | thus: "Why the copper?" |
| 6 | 5(u) _gu2_ ma-si2-am | 50 talents of balsam |
| 7 | [a-na] s,e2-ri-szu | to his sheepfold |
| 8 | [...]-in szu-li | ... a tiara |
| 9 | [...]-ma _ku3-babbar_ | ... and silver |
| 10 | [...]-x-ma | ... and |
| 11 | [...]-x asz2-ku-un | ... I established |
| 12 | [...]-ka3 | ...-ka |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x-ni u4-mu | ... the storm |
| 2 | [...]-ma _uruda_ | ... and copper |
| 3 | [...]-as? wa-ar-ki-tam2-ma | ... afterwards |
| 4 | [a]-na# wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 5 | i-li-kam-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | came to me, thus I: |
| 6 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2 a-wi-lim | “It is enough, the extispicy of a man |
| 7 | _uruda_ 5(u) _gu2 sag10_ a-bu-ru-usz-ha-tim# | copper, 50 talents of red gold, Aburushḫatum |
| 8 | sze2-ri-ib um-ma szu-ut-ma | enter, thus he: |
| 9 | la2 a-la2-ak um-ma | I did not go, thus |
| 10 | a-na-ku-ma isz-tu3-ma | I, from |
| 11 | la2 ta-ma-ku 5(disz) u4-me | I did not sleep for 5 days. |
| 12 | qa2-i-ma 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say, and 40 minas of silver |
| 13 | la2-ak-nu-[uk] | I have sealed. |
| 14 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| left | ||
| 1 | la2 a-ka3-la2 um-ma a-[na-ku-ma] | I will not eat, thus I: |
| 2 | lu!-mu-un li-[bi-...] | The lord |
| 3 | 2(disz) u4-me i-bi4-it-ma [...] | 2 days passed and ... |
Sources & licences
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