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BIN 04, 028 (P292122)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292122 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01727 |
| 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 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 qi2-bi-[ma] | To Assur-imitti speak! |
| 2 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 3 | t,up-pu-ka3 sza sze2-ep | Your tablet, which is written |
| 4 | a-szur-du10 la-szu 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | Assur-ṭāb, less 1 talent of tin |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep a-szur-du10 _dumu_ u2-sa3-ri-a | of the brickwork of Assur-ṭāb son of Usariya, |
| 6 | a-na i-tur4-dingir u2-sa3-ni-iq | to Itur-ilum he shall remove. |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ut-ma mi3-ma | Thus (says) he: what |
| 8 | la ta-qa2-bi-am | do not say |
| 9 | u3 1(u) _ma-na_ la ta-qa2-bi-a-am | and 10 minas you shall not say |
| 10 | a-na-ku a-wi-lam | I, the man |
| 11 | u2-ul a-ga-mi3-il5 | I did not raise up. |
| 12 | _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar | before Assur-imitti, son of Ikūpi-Ištar |
| 13 | _igi_ e-me-me | before Ememe |
| 15 | _dumu_ a-zu-ta-a _an-na_ <u2> | son of Azutâ, Anu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi_-tu3-ka3 i-na | a good garment in |
| 2 | _e2-gal_-lim ur-du-nim-ma | the palace he built, and |
| 3 | i-ba-szi2-u2 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | there are 1 mina each |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar e2_ ka3-ri-im | the silver of the granary |
| 5 | isz-tap-ku-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | he sent, and 1 1/2 minas |
| 6 | i-ni-ka3-si2 | he shall compensate. |
| 7 | i-sza-ku-nu _ku3-babbar_ i-na | he shall place silver in |
| 8 | ra-mi3-ni-a asz2-qul2 | I have plundered for her. |
| 9 | ni-ka3-su2 a-na 4(disz) _iti-kam_ | his ration for 4 months |
| 10 | i-sza-si2-u2 a-ta | they will raise a claim. |
| 11 | ma-la-ka3 ki-ma _an-na_-ku | wherever I go, like An, |
| 12 | ma-du-ni-ma u3 dam-[qu2-ni] | many and good |
| 13 | sza qi2-a-pi2-im [ni-qi2-ip] | of the qīpim, we will libate |
| 14 | a-szi2-a-ti2 _an-na_ a-di2 x x | Aššītu of tin, including ... |
| 15 | a-ma!?-nim i?-ir-ta-ka3 | by the word(?) of Irta |
| 16 | a-na ki-la-li-ni li-tu3-ra-ma | return to our place, and |
| 17 | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na | thus: “Why did you give the silver to |
| 18 | pu-szu-ke-en6 di2-in u3 _ku3-babbar_ | “Pušu-kēn, judge and silver |
| 19 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | his šašqilu |
Sources & licences
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