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BIN 06, 015 (P289579)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289579 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03810 |
| 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 | a-na puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-zu-ta-a-ma | Azutama |
| 4 | isz-ra-tim / sza _illat_ | the first-fruits of the flood |
| 5 | a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ | Amur-Assur, son |
| 6 | su2-ka3-li2-a | Sukaliya |
| 7 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the granary |
| 8 | la2-ap2-ta-a-ku | I do not know. |
| 9 | a-bi4 a-ta | the father from the water |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-nu-mi3 / ni-ka3-si2 | At that time, Nikasi |
| 2 | u2-za-ka3 li-ib?-szi2-ma | he shall clear, and |
| 3 | a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 | into your hands |
| 4 | t,a2-hi-ma / me-eh-ra-am! | “It is good, it is opposite. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | send me silver! |
| 6 | a-bi4 a-ta / i-hi-id-ma | the father from the water drew up, and |
| 7 | la2 i-ha-li-qa2-ni | they shall not take away. |
| 8 | u3 a-na-ku | and I |
| 9 | a-wa-at-ka3 | your word |
| 10 | a-sza-me | I will ask. |
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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