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BIN 06, 066 (P289598)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289598 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03974 |
| 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 id-i2-a-bi-im u3 puzur4-a-szur | to Idi-abīm and Puzur-Ašş̄ri, |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma / a-na i-di2-a-bi-im | Speak to Idi-abīm: |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / um-ma bu-za-zu-ma | Speak! Thus (says) Buzazu: |
| 4 | a-wa-ti2-ni / puzur4-a-szur | His word is Puzur-Assur. |
| 5 | ig-mu-ur-ma 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he defeated, and 3 minas of silver |
| 6 | [nu-ku-ra]-e / a-di2 / a-la2-ki-a | The nukur priestess, as far as Alakia |
| 7 | [...] x 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 10 minas of silver |
| 8 | [...] tu3-sza-ak-szi2-di2-ma | ... you will make it grow, and then |
| 9 | [...] a-na-ku | ... I |
| 10 | [u2-ka3]-al / szi2-im-tam2 / u2-ta-ra-kum | he will hold, the fate will be decided for you. |
| 11 | [x x ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ / mi3-nam | ... minas of silver, what is it? |
| 12 | [...]-kum / a-bi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta | ... its father ... my lord ... |
| 13 | [ki-ma] i-na a-lim{ki} wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni | when in the city where I reside |
| 14 | [x x tu3]-sza-ak-szi2-di2-ma | ... you have caused to be carried off, and |
| 15 | [...]-am# / qa2!-ti2 / li-isz-a-am-ma | May ... ask me, and |
| 16 | [_ku3-babbar_ x] _gin2#_ le-li-a-ma | May he pay the silver x shekels, and |
| 17 | [... x] x-um / ku-wa-ti2 | ... kuwati |
| 18 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ / a-mi3-im | ... silver ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... x] x-ka3 / sza-ma-am | ... the heavens |
| 2 | [... x]-a / a-di2-i | ... until |
| 3 | [... x]-x-ri-im / i-na | ... ... in |
| 4 | [... x]-x / a-ta-la2-ak-ma | ... I went, and |
| 5 | [...] x / i-li-bi4-ka3 | ... of the gods |
| 6 | [...] x a-na | ... to |
| 7 | [puzur4]-a-szur3 / di2-in-ma | Puzur-Assur, judge! |
| 8 | [lu-ub]-lam / a-na | let me bring, to |
| 9 | puzur4-a-szur / qi2-bi-ma | [Speak] to Puzur-Assur: |
| 10 | ta-ar-ma-na / i-na | Tarmana in |
| 11 | _e2#_{[be-tim} / la2 i-ru-a-aq] | the house shall not be sold. |
| 12 | szu-ma / mi3-ma e-ri-isz-ka3 | “He, whatever is yours, |
| 13 | a-na e-ri-isz-ti2-szu / i-zi-iz | he stood for his life. |
| 14 | szu-ma / ta-le-e-a / a-na | If ... to |
| 15 | a-la2-hi-nim _gal_ / e-li-a-ma | the great alaḫinim, up above |
| 16 | _ku3#-babbar_ / a-na qa2-ti2-a | the silver in my hand |
| 17 | a-ha-ha / u3 i-ku-pa2-sza | each other, and her ... |
| 18 | sza e-t,a2-ri-im | of the scraps |
| left | ||
| 1 | et,-ra-ni | |
Sources & licences
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