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BIN 06, 122 (P289645)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 122 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289645 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03978 |
| 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 i-[x-x-x-ma] | Thus ...: |
| 2 | a-na e-na#-[x-x] | to ... |
| 3 | u2 a-sa3-nim qi2#-[bi-ma] | and Asānum speak! |
| 4 | lu ku-ta-nam [lu x x] | be it ... or ... |
| 5 | lu sza a-ki-di2-e [...] | or that of the akīdu-demon |
| 6 | ma-ma-an la2 il5-ta#-[na-qe2] | nobody will take it. |
| 7 | u2 a-na ra-di2-im | and to the herdsman |
| 8 | u2 _dub-sar tug2 hi-a_ isz-[x]-ti2? [...] | and scribe of textiles |
| 9 | u2 _an-na_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | and 1 mina of lead |
| 10 | la2 ta-da-na | not given |
| 11 | a-wa-at | a word |
| 12 | _e-gal_-lim da-[na] | the palace strong |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu szi2-it-ra-am | may it be favourable. |
| 2 | lu par2-szi2-kam lu _an-[na_] | be it a paršīkam-demon or a tiara |
| 3 | 1(u) _gin2_ i-na gu5-ul#-gu5#?-[li] | 10 shekels from the cultic offerings |
| 4 | la2 ta-na-di2-a | not to be forgotten, |
| 5 | e-ma-ra-am _sag10_ | he made great. |
| 6 | mi3-ma la2 tu3-[sze2-ra-ab?] | Do not bring anything! |
| 7 | a-na _e2-[gal_-lim] | to the palace |
| 8 | le-ru-[ub] | let him enter. |
| 9 | u2 ma-ma-[an] | and nobody |
| 10 | sza a-x [...] | of ... |
| 11 | u2 x [...] | ... plants |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma-ma-an mi3-ma | “Alas, what |
| 2 | la2 ta-da-na | not given |
Sources & licences
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