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BIN 04, 229 (P293721)
Administrative, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 229 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293721 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03866 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 <qi2-bi-ma> | Speak to Pušukēn |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | Thus (says) he: “Why does he wear a cloak? |
| 5 | sza en-na-a-szur3 | of Enna-Assur, |
| 6 | tu3#-sze2-bi-la2-ni | you sent to me. |
| 7 | en-na-a-szur3 | Enna-Assur, |
| 8 | u2-la2 i-di2-nam | he did not give. |
| 9 | mi3-me! sza sze2-bu-lim | all that is good, |
| 10 | sze2-bi-lam-ma / lu!-da-mi3-[iq] | Send me! I will make it perfect for you! |
| 11 | 2(u) la2 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ isz?-me-[_dingir_] | 20 less 2 garments, Ishme-ili; |
| 12 | lugal?-su2-en6 en?-na?-a-szur | Lugal-suen, Enna-Assur |
| 13 | qa2-ti2-szu sza-bu | whose hand is high, |
| 14 | ir-de8-a-kum / mi3-szu-um#? | Irdea-kum, misum(?) |
| 15 | sza! _tug2 hi-a_ ma-ha-ra-am | of the garments in front |
| 16 | la2 ta-mu-u2 ma-ti2-ma | Whoever does not fear, wherever |
| 17 | mi3-ma u2-la2 / ta-ga-mi3-la2-ni | “What have you done wrong? |
| 18 | a-hi a-ta li-bi la2 tu3-la2-ma-an | (Sum) Do not take away the brother(?) from the side(?) of the river(?) (Akk) Don’t take away his brother from(?) the side (of the river) |
| 19 | _tug2 hi-a_ / li-qe2 | may a good garment be taken. |
| 20 | ki-ma ta-ga-mi3-li-ni | like Tagamilini |
| 21 | e-pu-usz / a-hi a-ta | “My brother, why did you do this? |
| 22 | li-bi la2 tu3-la2-ma-an | do not take away its charms! |
| 23 | gi-im-la2-ni | his reed bed |
| 24 | u2 a-na-ku a-szar | and I where |
| 25 | ga-ma-li-im | |
| 26 | u2 i-x-x-x-x | and ... |
Sources & licences
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