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BIN 06, 021 (P289565)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289565 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03996 |
| 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 en-na-su2-ma | Thus (says) Ennasu: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-{d}utu-szi | to Ašši-şdula |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma zi-kur2-i3-li2 | Speak to Zikur-ilī, |
| 4 | 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 5 minas of lead |
| 5 | u2-sze2-bi-lam _sza3-ba_ | he sent there. |
| 6 | 1(u) _gin2_ a-lu-um i-su2-uh3 | 10 shekels: Alûm shall wash. |
| 7 | t,up-pa2-am asz2-pu-ur-szu-um | I sent him a tablet. |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 9 | szi2-ti2 _an-na_-ki-szu | the life of Anankišu |
| 10 | sze2-bi-lam 4(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ka3 | Send me 4 5/6 minas of tin! |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki-a | sealed documents |
| 12 | ha#-ar-hi-a | Ḫarḫia |
| 13 | na#-asz2-a-ku-szu | he shall bear. |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ha-ar-hi-a-ma | to Ḫarḫia |
| 2 | a-na 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | for 3 minas of lead |
| 3 | a-wu-szu / a-pu-tum | his man (is) an abutu |
| 4 | a-na sza a-na-ka3-a | to that which he will bring |
| 5 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza ba-ri-ni | for the silver that Barinu |
| 6 | szu-pu-ur mi3-ma | Send me anything! |
| 7 | ta-ad-mi3-qa2-ti-a | you have given me. |
| 8 | lu sza me-szar-ra#-bi# | or of Mešarrabi |
| 9 | ka3-la2-ma za-ki-[a]-am# | all of it is cleared |
| 10 | i3-li2-a-lum2 u3 [x-x]-num | Ili-alum and ...num |
| 11 | _dumu_ [x]-na#-nim | son of ...-nanim |
| 12 | li-si2-u2-[ma] | may they be reconciled, and |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2 li#-isz#-qu2-lu-ni-kum | may the silver be paid to you. |
| 14 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 15 | mi3-ma ba-a-ba-ti-a | whatever he took away, |
| 16 | za-ki-a-am | cleared, |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 t,up-pi2 sza a-na-ka3-a | and the tablet that I brought |
| 2 | u3 a-mu-a bi-lam | and a birth mother |
Sources & licences
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