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BIN 06, 067 (P289644)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 067 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289644 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03976 |
| 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-bi4-il5 x-[x x] | to Assur-mutabi-il ... |
| 2 | i-di2-ku-bi4-im u3 a-ni-na-[a] | Iddin-Kubum and Aninaya |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma i-ku-pa2-sza-ma# | Speak, thus Ikupaša: |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur-_gal#_ | 1/2 mina of gold belonging to Adad-rabi |
| 5 | i-li-bi szu-su2-en6 | its god is Susa |
| 6 | i-szu-u2-ma _dam-gar3_ | he had, and the merchant |
| 7 | u2-di2-u2-szu-ni _sza3-ba_ | he did give to him, the heart |
| 8 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x [...] | 2 1/2 minas of silver ... |
| 9 | szu-su2-en6 x [...] | Susa ... |
| 10 | t,up-pa2-am ha-[ar-ma-am] | a copy of the tablet |
| 11 | u3 ta-ah-si2-[is-tam2] | and tahsistam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza _igi_ szi2-be2 e-[zi-bu-ni] | who before that he left, |
| 2 | sza hu-bu-ul {d}[iszkur-_gal_] | of the debt of Adad-rabi |
| 3 | a-na szu-su2-en6 | to Susa |
| 4 | e-zi-ib a-ba-[u2-a] | Disregard that Aba'ua |
| 5 | be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu [a-ma-kam] | My lord, yours is my word |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-a i-[s,e2-ri-a] | the silver may he take from me. |
| 7 | la2 i-sza-la2 szu-ma [mi3-ma] | he shall not pay. That is the name |
| 8 | i-qa2-bi mu-sza-zi#-[zu-um] | speaks: Mušazizum |
| 9 | _dumu_ um-mi3-[a-nim ke-nim] | son of Ummī-Anum, steadfast |
| 10 | li-[...] | May ... . |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | i-sza-qu2-lu t,up-pu-szu | They will weigh it out and break his tablet. |
| 14 | sza mu-sza-zi-zi-im hi-ir-ma | of mūša-zizim, ḫirma |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-a a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 2 | i-s,e2-ri-a la2 i-sza-la2 | he will not pay the rent of the fields. |
| 3 | u3 a-na-ku a-wa-at-ku-nu | And I, your words |
| 4 | sza-ma-am a-le-e x x | “Why [......] |
Sources & licences
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