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BIN 06, 029 (P289649)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | P289649 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03984 |
| 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 a-szur-[i-mi3-ti2 szu-esz18-dar] | Thus Assur-imitti, Shu-ištar |
| 2 | en#-na-num u3 bu-bu-ra-num-ma | Enanum and Buburanum |
| 3 | a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi#-ma i-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Speak to Imdī-Lim, and for 1/3 mina of silver |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 4(disz) _ma-na uruda#_ sza szu-esz18-dar | 1 talent 54 minas of copper belonging to Shu-Ishtar |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-hu#-ur i-na | 1/2 mina of silver, the additional, from |
| 6 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na [uruda_] 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1 talent 15 minas copper, 1/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sza en-na-nim 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the silver of Ennanum, 2/3 mina of silver |
| 8 | a-hu-ur 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | I received. 1/2 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 9 | sza en-na-su2-en6 a-szar la2-qa2-im | of Ennasuen, where he took it, |
| 10 | la2-szu i-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-mur-a-szur | his deficit, for 2/3 mina of silver belonging to Amur-Assur |
| 11 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3 en-na-be-lim ib-tu3-uq | 10 shekels of silver Ašumi Enna-bēlim weighed out. |
| 12 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-qul2 3(u) _ma#-na uruda_ | 1/2 mina of silver išqul, 30 minas of copper |
| 13 | a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-<<ak-la2>>-ku isz#-qul2 | Assur-takla<k>-la-ku has slain |
| 14 | 7(disz) _ma-na_ a-hu-a isz-qul2 [x] _ma-na uruda_ | 7 minas of aḫû-flour, x mina of copper |
| 15 | ga-ba-a isz-qul2 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ na-ar-am-{d}iszkur | he took. 8 shekels of silver Naram-Adad |
| 16 | isz-qul2 i-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | from 1/3 mina of silver 10 shekels of silver |
| 17 | i-ku-num isz-qul2 i-na 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he weighed out, for 1 mina of silver |
| 18 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-zi-za-a isz-qul2 | 1/2 mina of silver he weighed out, |
| 19 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szu-a-num isz-qul2 | 1 5/6 minas of copper, Šū-Anum weighed out. |
| 20 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda_ sza i-ri-bi-im | 6 1/2 minas of copper that is surplus |
| 21 | u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ 5(disz) _sila3 lal3_ | we took. 16 minas of copper, 5 qû of honey |
| 22 | sza-qu2-u2 u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he will pay back. We took 1 mina of silver |
| 23 | sza sza-lim-a-szur3 u3 _dumu_ ti2-li-a | of Šalim-Assur and son of Iliya |
| 24 | sza i-ku-num _dumu_ i-di2-a-bi4-im | of Ikunum, son of Idi-abīm |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | il5-qe2-u2 i-ku-num szi2-be2 ar-be2-et | he took, he sat down, the šibe was long |
| 2 | u2-sze2-li-ma t,up-pa2-am | I made it appear and a tablet |
| 3 | sza ma-mi3-it i-ku-nim ni-ih-ri-im | Whoever establishes a claim, |
| 4 | i-na wa-szu-ur di2-ni i-ta-ma | During the examination of the case he heard, and |
| 5 | a-wi-lum2 u2-la2 it-ma im-tu3-<<tu3>>-at | (If) a man, whether known or unknown, dies |
| 6 | a-na 4(u) 7(disz) _ma-na uruda_ sza a-na | for 47 minas of copper that for |
| 7 | sza-lim-a-szur u3 _dumu_ ti2-li-a sza ki-ma | Šalim-Assur and son of Ilīya, who like |
| 8 | pu#!-szu-ke-en6 ta-asz2-qu2-lu i-ta-ak-ru-ku-nu-ti2 | The “seizing-of-the-mouth"(?) ritual is performed, they will accept you. |
| 9 | [um]-ma szu-nu-ma lu ni-it-ma-a | Thus they should be sworn. |
| 10 | [n] _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | n minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 11 | [sza] puzur4#-a-szur3 a-hi-ka3 um-ma | of Puzur-Assur, your brother, saying: |
| 12 | [szu-ut]-ma# asz2-ra-kam sza-bu 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | He is a resident of Assur, he is responsible for 1/3 mina of silver. |
| 13 | [sza ib]-ni-{d}iszkur um-ma szu-ut-ma 2(disz) _ansze_ | of Ibni-Adad, saying thus: 2 imaru |
| 14 | [_an-na_]{ki} sza a-na ma-ar-da-ma-an | of An, which to Mardaman |
| 15 | [ub-lu u2] 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ag-mu-ur | he brought, and 1/3 mina of silver he paid. |
| 16 | [u2]-kul2#-tam2 sza s,u2-ha-ri-szu | ukultam-offering of his ṣuharû-vessel |
| 17 | [u2]-la2#-mi3-szu 8(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | he shall weigh out 8 minas of copper |
| 18 | [x x] i?-x-ti2 _dumu_ sza-lim-a-szur3 | ..., son of Šalim-Assur |
| 19 | [... n? 3(disz)] _ma-na uruda_ sza i-di2-a-bi-im | ... 3 minas of copper that he gave |
| 20 | [... u2]-la2# ni-il5-qe2 | ... we will take. |
| 21 | [...] a-szur3-ma-lik | ... Assur-mālik |
| 22 | [... um]-ma# szu-ut-ma mi3-ma | ... he said thus: "What |
| 23 | [...] x 1(disz) _gin2-ta!_ | ... 1 shekel each |
| 24 | [... a]-szur3-ma-lik | ... Assur-malik |
| 25 | [...] | |
| 26 | a-[... a-szur3-ma]-lik | ... Assur-malik |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ARAD2-{d}nanna um-ma szu-ut-ma mi3-ma | x shekels of silver: Warad-Nanna, thus says: |
| 2 | [i]-s,e2#-ri-a u2-la2 i-szu 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ sza u2-s,i2-pi3-isz-qi2-im | he did not have, 4 2/3 minas of copper that he had cut off |
| 3 | [um-ma] szu-ut-ma sza-bu u3# [...] isz#-ti2 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | Thus (says) Šabu and ... from Assur-imitti |
| 4 | [...]-ka3-ni a-di2 i-sza-ni? | ... as far as Išani |
| 5 | [... a]-szur3-i-[mi3-ti2] | ... Assur-imitti |
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