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BIN 06, 019 (P289560)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289560 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03827 |
| 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)
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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 szu-su2-en6 | Thus Šusuen: |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_ puzur4-a-be2-eh | daughter of Puzur-abeh |
| 3 | u2 _dumu_ puzur4-a-be2-eh-ma | and the son of Puzur-abeḫ |
| 4 | a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma | To Šū-Anum speak! |
| 5 | szu-ma a-hu-ni a-ta | “He, my brother, why |
| 6 | ni-isz-me-ma s,u2-ha-ar-tum | We heard the ṣuḫartu-festival. |
| 7 | a-ha-at-ni isz-ti2-ka3 | “I have received from you. |
| 8 | wa-asz2-ba-at | who dwells |
| 9 | szu-ma a-hu-ni isz-ti2# | he is his brother with |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma | before me |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 wa-szi-ra2#-am-ma | ṣuḫartam (means) “to be smitten.' |
| 3 | ne2-nu a-na-kam | “Ne’enu, what is it? |
| 4 | lu ga-mar-sza lu qa2-a-sa3 | Whether her body or her hand, |
| 5 | ne2-pa2-al la2 ti2-de8#-[e] | You do not know the ritual assemblage |
| 6 | a-ta ki-ma / _dumu_ x [...] | From above like a son ... ... |
| 7 | a-szur-ni x x a-[na] | Assurni ... |
| 8 | _ARAD2_ / ta#-da-szi2 | a slave you will give |
| 9 | s,u2-ha-ar#-tam2 | ṣuḫartam |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-ri-am lu-mu-un | In the morning, lord |
| 2 | li-bi4-im la2 ta-ra-szi2 | (Sum) Do not abandon the young man, do not abandon him (Akk) Don’t abandon his young man |
Sources & licences
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