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BIN 04, 012 (P292123)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292123 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01735 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | u3 e-na-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | and Ena-Assur, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma hu-sa3-ru-um-ma | Ḫusarum speaks thus: |
| 4 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 5 | sza sze2-ep a-al-du10 | of the šēp of Aldu, |
| 6 | sza me-eh-ri sza lu-qu2-tim | belonging to the front of the luqūtum-house, |
| 7 | szu-ku-bu-um na-asz-a-ku-ni | Šukubum is brought. |
| 8 | a-bi a-ta a-ma-kam | Its father is from the sea. |
| 9 | ma-la _an-na_ | as much as tin |
| 10 | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | and additional garments |
| 11 | iz-ku-u2-ni | he established. |
| 12 | a-ta u3 e-na-a-szur | from heaven and Ena-Assur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-ti2-iq u3 wa-tur4 | he has been killed and he is dead. |
| 2 | di2-na-ma i-na | a verdict in |
| 3 | pa2-nim-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-la2-nim | and send me silver! |
| 4 | u3 szu-ku-ba-am | and Šukubam |
| 5 | t,u3-ur-da-ni-szu | Ṭurdanišu |
| 6 | szu-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | If he is an tin or a cloth |
| 7 | ta-ad-nu _ku3-babbar_ | The silver is given. |
| 8 | ku-un-ka3-ma | he sealed, and |
| 9 | sze2-bi-la2-nim | send me! |
| 10 | szu-ma szi2-mu-um | “He is a doctor’s |
| 11 | a-ma-kam ba-ti2-iq | It is my word that has been uttered. |
| 12 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-qu2-ti2 le-ti2-iq-ma | let the luqūtu-demon pass, and |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | le-li-a-am | may he ascend. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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