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BIN 06, 017 (P289570)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289570 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03818 |
| 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 | a-na ku-na-ni-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Kunaniya: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-tak2-la2-ku-ma | Thus Assur-taklāku: |
| 3 | szu-ma a-ma-kam li-bi4-ki | That is the word of your heart. |
| 4 | mi3-ma u2-la2-mu-nu te2-er-ti2-ki | (Sum) What is it that makes you tremble(?) (Akk) Whatever is that which makes you stumble |
| 5 | a-s,e2-ri-a li-li-kam-ma | let him come to me, and |
| 6 | hu-ma-da-szu a-na-nu-um | “Ḫumadāšu, Annum |
| 7 | la2-at,-ru-dam a-ma-kam | It is my word. |
| 8 | ma-ma-an la2 u2-wa-er-ki-ma | no one shall remove you, and |
| 9 | ma-ak-na-kam sza mu-ti2-ki | is mine, of your husband. |
| 10 | e ta-ap2-te2-a / a-di2 | “Ha! My lips, until |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 [...] | deficit |
| 2 | ba-[...] | ... ... |
| 3 | hu-[...] | ... ... |
| 4 | i-x-[...] | ... ... |
| 5 | sze2-s,i2# [a x ...]-tam2 | ... šēṣu-offering |
| 6 | asz2-x-[...]-tim# | Aš-...-tim |
| 7 | a-ta-na-di2-in-ma | I have given, and |
| 8 | [s,u2?-ha-ri la2 i-si2?-u2] | the ṣuḫaru-flour did not fill |
| 9 | i-nu-mi3 sza ha-ra-na-tim | at the time of the haranātu |
| 10 | i-lu-[ku]-ni-ni isz-ti2-szu-nu | came with them |
| 11 | u2-sze-ba-la2-ki-im mi3-ma | he will send to you, whatever |
| 12 | li-bi4-ki la2 i-pa2-ri-id | Your heart will not be satisfied. |
| 13 | s,u2-uh3-ru-um sza-lim | The ṣuḫrūm-offering is well. |
Sources & licences
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