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BIN 06, 006 (P289567)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289567 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03815 |
| 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 a-szur-gal-ma | Ašur-gal speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na ab2-sza-lim | to Abšalim |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma szal2-ma-ni | speak, and be well! |
| 4 | mi3-ma la2 ta-ra-szi2 | “Whatever you do not love, |
| 5 | 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szu-ku-bu-um | 3 minas of copper for Šukubum |
| 6 | u3 ha-nu-nu _dumu_ ku-s,i2-a | and Hanunu, son of Kuṣia |
| 7 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ki-im | to you |
| 8 | a-ma-kam / la2 u2-na-hi-id-ki# | “I will not let you down, |
| 9 | 5(disz) na-ru-uq | 5 (mana wool for) Naruqu |
| 10 | ba-pi2-ra-am | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ep-szi2 / 1/2(disz) _gin2 [ku3-babbar_] | the work: 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-{d}utu-[szi2] | to Ašši-şdula |
| 3 | _dub-sar_ szu-uq-li | scribe of ..., |
| 4 | a-ni-qi2 sza _ku3-ki_ | the offerings of Kukku |
| 5 | sze2-s,i2-e-em | he brought out. |
| 6 | i-mu-szi2-im | Imušim |
| 7 | be2-tam2 sza-s,i2-ri | the other side of the mountain |
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
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