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BIN 04, 021 (P292114)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292114 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01676 |
| 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 hi-na-a sza ki-ma | Thus (says) Hinâ, who like |
| 2 | ku-a-ti2 u3 puzur4-a-szur-ma | Kuti and Puzur-Assur |
| 3 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 4 | i-na pa2-ni-tim | in the future |
| 5 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | thus: "Why 2 minas of gold?" |
| 7 | puzur4-a-szur i-na t,up-pi2-szu | Puzur-Assur on his tablet |
| 8 | szu-mi3 wa-qur2-tim | whose name is waqurtum |
| 9 | li-il5-pu-ut | may they tear out. |
| 10 | i-na wa-ar-ki-tim | in the future |
| 11 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 12 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _ma-na-e ku3-sig17_ | 2 minas of gold |
| 2 | a-na qa2-ti2-a / t,a2-hi-a | for my hand and my strength |
| 3 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ | Thus we: 2 minas of silver |
| 4 | a-na qa2-ti2 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to the hand of Pušu-kēn |
| 5 | nu-t,a2-ah! um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Nuṭaḫ, thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 6 | isz-tu3-ma szu-mi3 | From my name |
| 7 | wa-qur2-tim la2 ta-la2-pa2-ta-ni | You shall not cut off the waqurtu. |
| 8 | u3 a-na qa2-ti2-szu | and into his hand |
| 9 | la2 nu-t,a2-ha-a | he is not liable. |
| 10 | ni-isz-ta-a-al-ma | we asked, and |
| 11 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | 2 minas of gold |
| 12 | szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_-ri-im | the name of the merchant |
| 13 | la2-pi2-it / a-ta | Lapis lazuli |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma-kam / ma-la2-ka3 | “It is mine, it is mine!’ |
Sources & licences
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