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BIN 06, 068 (P289646)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289646 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03979 |
| 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 i-di2-a-szur3 u3 bu-za-zu | To Iddin-Assur and Buzzu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-ma | Speak, thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ zu-ri-i | 3 minas of zurî-silver |
| 4 | ha-bu-lam t,up-pu-szu ha-ar#-[ma-am] | He will clear it and break his tablet. |
| 5 | u3-ka3-al 1/3(disz)? [_ma-na_] | shall hold. 1/3? mina |
| 6 | i-di2-nam x [x x] x x x | he gave ... |
| 7 | 3(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 2(disz) [_ma-na_] _uruda#_ ma-si2-am! | 3 talents 12 minas of silvium copper |
| 8 | a-na tam2#-[ka3-ri]-im ha-bu-ul | for the trading post of Habūru |
| 9 | t,up-pu-szu ha#-ar#-ma-am | He will break his tablet. |
| 10 | a-ma-kam sa3#-ni#-qa2-ma | “It is my word, it is favourable. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _uruda#_ sza sza!-asz2-qu2-lim | the silver and the copper of Šašqulim |
| 12 | sza-asz-qi2-la2-ni-szu-ma | send him to me, and |
| 13 | a-na bu-za-zu qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hi a-ta be!-li a-ta | My brother, why, my lord, why |
| 2 | szu-ma / a-wa-tum# sza _e2_ a-mur-esz18-dar | If the word of the house of Amur-Ishtar |
| 3 | i-ta-ab2-ta#-aq#-ma | he shall take away, and |
| 4 | a-na ma-la2 t,up#-pi3#-szu sza zu-ri-i | for as much as his tablet of the scribal art |
| 5 | mi3-s,i2-ma _ku3-babbar#_ [x] a x x | as much silver as ... |
| 6 | a-na i-di2-a-szur3 / qi2-bi4#-ma# | Speak to Iddin-Assur |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-[ki-a] | 1/3 mina of silver from Kunukia |
| 8 | a-szur-ta-ku!-la2-ku _dumu_ x-[...] | Assur-takulāku, son of ... |
| 9 | ub-la2-kum 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar#_ [x] | he brought. 10 shekels of silver ... |
| 10 | _dumu_ a-ta-ta sza-qa2-lam | son of Atāta, the šaqallam |
| 11 | qa2-bi4 szu-ma a-na nu-a-im | He is speaking to the darkness. |
| 12 | sza ha-bu-la2-ku-ni-ma | of Habulakuni, and |
| 13 | sza-ap2-ra-ti2-a u2-ka3-lu | they will hold my sceptre. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ma sza-ap2-ra-ti2-a | silver you shall weigh out, and my extispicies |
| 2 | tu3-sze2-s,i2-a te2-er-ta-ka3 | you have brought out, your return |
| 3 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 4 | uz2-ni pi3-te2 | his sheep in the responsibility |
Sources & licences
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