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BIN 04, 052 (P290305)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290305 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01688 |
| 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-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | and Assur-taklakku |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur3-na-da-<ma> | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ ma-la2 | silver and gold as much as |
| 5 | isz-tu3 tur4-hu-mi3-it | from Turḫumit |
| 6 | u2-sze2-bu-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ni | they brought to you, |
| 7 | a-na sza qi2-ip-ti2-a | for my qiptūya |
| 8 | szu-uk-na-ma / szu-ma | Šukna, he is |
| 9 | i3-li2-a-lum2 / su2-ri | Ilī-alum |
| 10 | ma-s,i2-ir / a-sza-me-ma | I will inspect, and |
| 11 | i-di2-su2-en6 / pa2-ni-ni | Idi-Suen, his face |
| 12 | i-sze2-e / a-ma-su2 | Iše’e, his word |
| 13 | i-na ka3-ni-isz | in a sealed document |
| 14 | le-zi-ib-ma | may he cast aside, and |
| 15 | szu-a-ti2 / a-na a-lim{ki} | that to the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,u3-ru-su2-ma a-na | send it to him! |
| 2 | ba-ra-im a-na | “To |
| 3 | ka3-ni-isz li-ik-szu-dam | firmly establish. |
| 4 | szu-ma a-la2-hu-um | he is Alahum |
| 5 | la2-szu sza ki-ma | deficit which like |
| 6 | szu-a-ti2 / a-szi2-bu-tim | that man, the resident |
| 7 | szu-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza ba-ri-ni | he shall pay, and the silver that he has not received |
| 8 | a-na szu-mi3 ki-la2-le-ni | for the name of Kilaleni |
| 9 | eq-lam le-ti2-iq | (Sum) May he pass by (Akk) May the steppe pass by |
| 10 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 10 minas of refined silver |
| 11 | ha-na-nu-um | Hananum |
| 12 | _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ i-ku-a | son of Ikūpî, son of ‘Iku’ |
| 13 | sza ba-ri-ni na-szi2 | of Barini he brought. |
| 14 | ni-is-ha-su2 u3 | his bond and |
| 15 | sza-du-a-su2 i-na | his šaduāsu in |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a! lu i-szi2-im# | may my silver be determined! |
| left | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-a i-di2-ma a-ba-ri-ni | a good garment he gave me, and my father |
| 2 | li-li-ik s,u2-ha-ri | May he go to the ṣuḫaru. |
| 3 | sza e-li-u2-ni-ni _ki_ sa3-hi-ri | that up to us from Sahiru |
| 4 | a-pu#?-[ul] | |
Sources & licences
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