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BIN 06, 065 (P289588)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289588 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03952 |
| 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 a-szur-mu-ta-bil | to Aššar-mutabil |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur3-ma-lik | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 4 | u3 a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | and Assur-mālik |
| 5 | 1/4(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 1/4 mina 6 1/3 shekels of gold |
| 6 | sza a-szur3-ma-lik-ma ub-la2-ni | of Aššīr-malik brought, |
| 7 | 9(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta_-ma ta-di2-in | 9 less 1/6 shekels each you gave. |
| 8 | 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | 3 5/6 minas 2 2/3 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu _sza3-ba_ | the silver he received. |
| 10 | 1(u) la2 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-tim | 10 less 1/3 shekels of silver, nishtum-tax |
| 11 | ni-di2-in 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | we gave. 1/3 mina 2 shekels |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im e-ma-ri-im | the silver of the price of emerim |
| 13 | u3 u2-nu-su2 2(disz) _gin2_ | and u-nusu 2 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-s,i2-tum 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the surplus: 1 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | na-ru-qa2-tum 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | a gift of 5 shekels of silver |
| 3 | a-na {d}utu-ta-ak-la2-ku ni-di2-in | to Šamaš-taklāku we gave. |
| 4 | 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ qa2-tim | 2 5/6 minas 5 shekels of refined tin |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-bi_ 2(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 12 1/2 shekels, its silver: 22 garments; |
| 6 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | 3 minas of their own silver |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um | 1 homer of Ṣalamum, |
| 8 | mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki-a | whatever is in your sealed document |
| 9 | a-szur3-ma-lik-ma / na-asz2-a-ku-um | Assur-mālikma, the naškûm priest |
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