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BIN 06, 038 (P286595)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P286595 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03808 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 2 | a-na du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur a-szur-[x] | To Duṣilli-Aš[ur, ...] |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-i-di2 a-na a-szur#-[i]-di | and Assur-idi to Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na | say: 1/2 mina of silver in |
| 5 | ha-hi-im ni-me-he-er-ma | Let us look at each other and |
| 6 | i-li-mi3-im a-szur3-ma-lik | Ilīmum (is) Aššra-malik. |
| 7 | a-di2-na-kum um-ma a-ta-ma | I have given to you, thus (says) “Why |
| 8 | wa-ar-ka3-at-ka3 a-na a-lim{ki} | afterwards to the city |
| 9 | u3-sze3?-ba-lam u3-la2 szi2-ma-am | “I will bring it, I will carry it, |
| 10 | a-di2-na-kum u3-la2 qi2-ip-tam2 | I have given to you a qīptam. |
| 11 | a-qi2-ip-ka3 _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | I have given to you. The silver is a gift. |
| 12 | a-di2-na-kum u2 a-di2 ha-am-szi2-szu | I will give you, and as long as he lives |
| 13 | ni-na-me-er-ma ta-sa3-li-a-ni | Let us be at peace, and you will be reconciled with me. |
| 14 | i-nu-mi3 i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | At that time, in her wailing |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni [sza ki]-ma | which I imposed upon me, which like |
| 2 | i-a-ti2 i-s,a-bu-tu3-ka3-ma | I will seize you, and |
| 3 | mi3-ma la2 ta-di2-in | nothing has been given. |
| 4 | a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to that which like me |
| 5 | [a]-ma-kam s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | the word seized him, and silver |
| 6 | u3! szi2-a-ma-ti2-szu sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | and his šiamātu-offerings, his offerings, |
| 7 | pi2-szu a-na szi-a-ma-tim i-di2-nam | he will give his mouth to the fates. |
| 8 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-lam | If the silver of the qalam |
| 9 | la2 i-mu-a ni-qi2-a-am | who does not fear my gift, |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ sza-di2-na-szu-ma | 10 shekels of silver were given to him and |
| 11 | u2 t,up-pu-szu sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and his tablet of 1/2 mina of silver |
| 12 | ki-ma a-wa-at ka3-ri-im | according to the word of the king |
| 13 | si2-ib-tam2 u2-di2-a-ma | a šibtam-offering, and |
| 14 | t,up-pu-szu a-na a-szur-gal | his tablet to Aššar-gal |
| left | ||
| 1 | di2-na-ma lu-ub-lam | let me bring a verdict. |
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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