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BIN 06, 032 (P289585)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289585 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03949 |
| 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] ka3-ru-um | thus Karum |
| 2 | [ka3]-ni#-isz3{ki}-ma | Kaniš |
| 3 | [a]-na# ka3-ri-im | to the quay |
| 4 | hu#-ra#-ma qi2-bi4-ma | “Hura, speak! |
| 5 | a-na-kam a-szur-gal | “Ana-kam, Ašur-gal |
| 6 | im-hu-ur-ni-a-ti2-ma | received, and |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 8 | a-szur-la-ma-si2 _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep | Assur-lamassi, son of Laqep |
| 9 | u3-sza-sa3-ha-am | shall remove, |
| 10 | a-na a-wa-at | to a word |
| 11 | a-szur-la-ma-si2 | Assur-lamassi, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-s,a-ku isz-ti2 | I am guarded against |
| 2 | a-szur-gal a-szur-la2-ma-si2 | Assurgal, Assur-lamassi, |
| 3 | li-su2-ha-am | may he tear out |
| 4 | a-tu3-nu lu e-mu-uq-szu | May you be his strength! |
Sources & licences
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