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BIN 04, 020 (P292111)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292111 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01672 |
| 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 | um-ma bu-zu-ta-a-ma | Buzuta speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | and Assur-emuqi |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-na | Speak to |
| 5 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 6 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 7 | a-na ma-ma-an | to anyone |
| 8 | la2 ta-ta-ka-al | you will not eat. |
| 9 | szu-ma a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | he is Ašur-taklakku. |
| 10 | la2-szu i-hi-id-ma | he took away his deficit, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ lu sza e-zi-bu | the silver that he left |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu! sza s,i2-ib-tim | or of the ṣibtu |
| 2 | me-eh-ri-a / a-mu-ur-ma | I saw my opponent, and |
| 3 | za-ki-a-ma a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | You are exempt, Assur-emuqī, |
| 4 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | shall not return. |
| 5 | t,ur4-da-szu szu-a-ti2 | that ṭurdašu |
| 6 | u2-qa2-a-szu / szu-ma | “It is he who |
| 7 | isz-tu3 bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | from Burušḫatum |
| 8 | mi3-ma la2 u2-sze2-bi4-lu-nim | whatever they did not send to me, |
| 9 | _ki_ t,up-pi3-a u3 ku-nu-tum | from my tablet and Kunutum |
| 10 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| 11 | li-li-ik | may he go. |
| 12 | szu-ma a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | he is Assur-emuqi. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sa3-he-er _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ u3 | the remainder of the silver, 10 minas and |
| 2 | 2(u) _ki_ ba-ti2-qi2-im! | 20 with Batiqim |
| 3 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
Sources & licences
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