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BIN 06, 073 (P289643)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289643 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03961 |
| 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 puzur4-a-na qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Anu: |
| 2 | um-ma ir-ma-a-szur u3 puzur4-{d}utu-ma | Thus Irma-Assur and Puzur-šamaš: |
| 3 | a-di2 t,up-pi3-im szi2-bu-ti2 qa2-ta-tim | together with the tablet of accounts of the handiwork |
| 4 | u3 a-szur-du10 sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | and Aššar-ṭāb, about whom you wrote me, |
| 5 | [...] sza# ta-e?-ra-szu-nu-ni | ... that you have given to them |
| 6 | [...]-x-sa3-ah-szu?-nu-ma | ... their |
| 7 | [...]-x-ta-sza | ... her |
| 8 | [... pi3]-la2-ah-a-num | ... Pilaḫ-Anum |
| 9 | [...] pi3-la2-ah-a-nu-um | ... of the pilaḫum |
| 10 | [...] x-da-ma | ... and |
| 11 | [...] a-mi3-sza-am | ... her mother |
| 12 | [...]-x-kum | ...-kum |
| 13 | [... sza ta]-asz2#-pu-ra-ni | ... of which you wrote to me |
| 14 | [...]-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x] x x x x [...] | |
| 2 | um#-ma szu-ut-ma a-i-tam2 [i-a-ti2] | Thus (says) he: “I myself |
| 3 | sza szu-ut la2 i-di2-u2 / u2-la2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ | that he did not know, 10 shekels of silver |
| 4 | a-na qa2-ti2-a u2-la2 _ansze_ a-na | to my hand or a donkey to |
| 5 | ra-ka3-bi4-a a-na _e2_ a-bi4-a | to the household of my father |
| 6 | e-ra-ab2-[ma] a-na u2-ku-ul-<ti2> | he will enter, and for food |
| 7 | s,u2#-uh3-ri-im _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ u2-la2 | he will weigh out the remainder of the silver at 10 shekels. |
| 8 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ u2-la2 a-da2-an a-wi-lu-um | 1/3 mina he shall weigh out. A man |
| 9 | u2-la2 na-t,u3 u2-la2 i-la2-ka3-kum | “Alas, naṭu-disease, alas will come to you. |
| 10 | a-li ne2-mar-ma szi2-be / ni-sza-ka3-szu-ma | (Sum) Where can we see and hear? (Akk) Where are we to see? We will place him there and |
| 11 | t,up-pe3-e nu-ha-ra-ma isz-ti2 a-li-ki | We will receive the tablet and with you |
| 12 | lu t,up-pe3-ka3 lu te2-er-ta-ka3 nu-za-ka3-ma | Whether your tablet or your letter, we will clear it and |
| 13 | nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum a-na-kam | Why should I not bring you here? |
| 14 | a?-x-x isz-ti2 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | from Assur-imitti |
| 15 | x x [x x] x-im sza qa2-ta-at | ... of the hand |
| 16 | en-um#-a-szur zu x a na? | Enum-Assur |
| 17 | sa3-ba#-si2-a / a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Sabasia, Assur-imitti |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-tu3-[...] | he ... |
| 2 | i-na di2 ni [...] | In a dream ... |
| 3 | a-szi2-ti2 ni [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) My spouse ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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