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BIN 06, 010 (P289584)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289584 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03824 |
| 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 szu-be-lim u2 ku-zu-u2 | to Šubelim and Kuzû |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma su2-li-ma | Speak, thus Sullima: |
| 3 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | my brothers, Atunu, |
| 4 | i-sza-am-szi2 t,up-pi3-i | he will write her a tablet. |
| 5 | ta-sza-me-<a>-ni / am-tam2 | <You> have spoken to me, I heard.” |
| 6 | a-pa2-ni-ku-nu zu-ki-sza-ma | Your lips are her body, |
| 7 | ba-ti2-iq _diri_ | he passed; he is missing. |
| 8 | a-szi2-mi3-im di2-na-ma | Judge my case, |
| 9 | lu sza-ap2-tam2 | or a šaptam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu masz-ki lu pi3-ra-ka3-ni | Be it the maški-offering, be it the offering, |
| 2 | i-szi2-mi3-sza | shall determine for her. |
| 3 | li-qe2-a-nim | may he take. |
| 4 | u2 a-di-i _uruda_ | and as far as copper |
| 5 | sza _e2-gal_-lim | of the palace |
| 6 | ih-da-ma sza-asz2-qi2-la2 | he acquired, and he took. |
| 7 | a-na ku-zu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to your master |
| 8 | a-di2 am-tam2 a-na | as far as |
| 9 | szi2-mi3-im la2 ta-di2-nu | the price has not been paid. |
| 10 | a-s,e-ri-a | Aṣiriya |
| 11 | la2 ta-la2-kam | it is not to be taken away. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szu-be-lim | to Šubelim |
| 2 | u2 ku-zu _kiszib3_ su2-li | kuzu-plant, seal of Suli |
| 3 | a-na ku-zu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to your master |
| 4 | a-na-kam um-mi3-i | Why, my mother, |
| 5 | za-ak-ra-am | to be free |
| 6 | ta-ar-szi2-i | Taršî |
Sources & licences
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