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BIN 06, 084 (P289593)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289593 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03966 |
| 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 a-szur-mu-ta-[bi-il5] | Thus Assur-mutabbil |
| 2 | a-na ka3-ru-nu-wa u3 | to Karunuwa and |
| 3 | ku-na-ni-a qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am | Speak to Kunani’a, so that 1 ... |
| 4 | isz-tu3 za-al-pa2# / ub-lu-ni-ki-im | from Zalpa brought to you |
| 5 | 2(disz) pa2-ni-ri 3(disz) [n ma]-na _siki hi-a_ | 2 paniri 3 minas of wool |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ti2-s,a-pa2-am# [szu?-a]-szur ub-la2-ki-im | 1 garment, Tiṣāpam, Šu-Assur brought |
| 7 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar#_ [1(disz) pa2-na]-ra#-am | 3 shekels of silver, 1 penaram |
| 8 | a-szur-e-mu#-[qi2 ub-la2]-ki-im | Assur-emuqi brought you |
| 9 | 2(disz) pa2-ni-[ri a-szur-mu]-ta-bi4-il5 | 2 (mana wool for) Paniri, Assur-mutabi-il |
| 10 | ub-la2-ki#-[im 1(disz) pa2]-na-ra-am | he brought to you, 1 pa-na-ram |
| 11 | ha-nu a-hu-um# [sza ar]-szi2-ah | Ḫanu, brother of Arši-aḫum |
| 12 | [na]-pa2-hi-im / ub-la2-ki-im | “It is a flood, it is an erupting flood. |
| 13 | [2(disz)] pa2#-ni-ri / 5(disz) si2-si2-ne2-e | 2 pāniri, 5 sisinû |
| 14 | [x] _ma#-na siki hi-a_ 1(disz) _tug2_ | x minas of wool, 1 garment |
| 15 | [ti2-s,a]-pa2-am 1(disz) _tug2_ szi2-it-hu-a | Tiṣāpam, 1 slithua-garment |
| 16 | [a]-sze2#-ni-szu ma-asz2-ku-nam | his sheepfold I set up. |
| 17 | [x]-ba-ti2-im 1(disz) szi2-it-ra-am | x-ba-ti-im 1 ši-itram |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ri#-ik-su2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | its bond: 1 mina 10 shekels |
| 2 | [_ku3]-ki_ 1(disz) mu-sza-lam | of Kutha, 1 mu-šalam |
| 3 | 1(u) _sila3 i3-gesz_ sza sza-ma#-sza#-me | 10 qû of sesame oil |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sila3_ re-esz15-tam2 ar-za-la-am | (and) 1 1/2 qû of the head of Arzalam |
| 5 | mi3-ma a-nim / s,u2-ha-ru ub-lu-ni-ki-im | “What have you brought to me in the ṣuḫaru? |
| 6 | 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am 1(disz) si2-si2-nam | 1 pa-na-ram 1 si-si-nam |
| 7 | a-al-du10 _dumu_ hu-ra-s,i2 | Aldu, son of Huraṣi |
| 8 | ub-la2-ki-im 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am | he brought to you, 1 pānāram, |
| 9 | ni-mar-esz18-dar _dumu_ ba-la2 | Nimar-Ištar, son of Bala |
| 10 | 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am 2(disz) si2-si2-ne2 | 1 pa-na-ram 2 sisine2 |
| 11 | ka3-s,a-ar a-zu-ta-a _dumu_ e-me-me | guardian of Azutâ, son of Ememe |
| 12 | ub-la2-ki-im | he brought |
| 13 | 1(disz) _tug2?_ sza lu-bu-szi2-im | 1 garment of lubušum, |
| 14 | sza s,u2-uh3-ri-im | of the ṣuḫrum |
| 15 | ka3-ru-nu-wa / a-hu | Karunuwa, brother |
| 16 | a-li-li | Alili, |
| 17 | ub-la2-ki#-[im] | he brought |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma hu-s,i2-ru la2 i-ka3-bi4#-[ru] | If he does not harvest the harvest, |
| 2 | a-szi2-mi3-im / di2-na-szu-nu szu-ma | He is the judge of their case. |
| 3 | <i>-ka3-bi4-ru / li-zi-zu | <If> he screams, may he stand. |
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