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BIN 04, 053 (P290307)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290307 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01693 |
| 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-szur3-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar a-la-hi-im | Amur-Ištar, the miller, |
| 3 | i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | Ili-alim and Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | say: 2 talents 10 minas |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | a kunukku-stone, 38 textiles |
| 6 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | Ūṣur-ša-Assur brought you. |
| 7 | ig-ri sa3-ri-dim sza-bu | “The laborer, the saŋardim priest, is alive! |
| 8 | mi3-ma la2 ta-da-na-szu-um | whatever you do not give him, |
| 9 | i-na pa2-ni-im t,up-pi3-a | in the presence of my tablet |
| 10 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you, thus: |
| 11 | a-na i3-li2-a-lim di2-na | Give it to Ilī-alim! |
| 12 | mi3-ma / la2 ta-da-na-szu-um | “Whatever you do not give him, |
| 13 | i-na sza sze2-pi3-szu _an-na_-kam | according to his shins |
| 14 | ma-dam / il5!-te2-qe2 | he took the property |
| 15 | i-na _tug2 hi_-ti2-a / ma-t,i2-u2-tim | with my old garment |
| 16 | li-qe2-a-ma / a-na ni-ka3-si2-a | take, and for my niŋešu-offering |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-ti2 i-ta-di2-a / szi2-ti2 | (Sum) My hand has given me a life (Akk) My hands have given me life |
| 2 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-a u3 2(asz) _gu2_ | garments of mine and 2 talents |
| 3 | _an-na_ / a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Anu to Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | di2-na-ma a-szar _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | where the silver 1 shekel |
| 5 | ba-la2-t,i2-a / lu-bi-<il5> u3 / szu-ma | May I live, may I be clothed, and that |
| 6 | la2-szu / a-szar wa-asz2-bu | where he lives, |
| 7 | sze2-bi4-la2-szu-um / szu-ma ha-ra-szu | Send it to him! He is his brother! |
| 8 | a-ni _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-a | Anu of heaven and clothing |
| 9 | i-na s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ke-nim | among the loyal merchants |
| 10 | a-na u4-me / id-a / _dam-gar3_ | in days to come the merchant |
| 11 | lu ke-en6 u4-me _iti-kam_ | may it be true! The day of the month |
| 12 | u2 _iti-kam_ la2 ta-be-e-la2 | and in the month of Addaru you shall not take it away. |
| 13 | a-na i-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ilī-alim: |
| 14 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | the price of the silver |
| 15 | pa2-ni-im 2(u) _ma-na_ | 20 minas |
| 16 | i-na pa2-ni-im-ma | in the presence |
| 17 | sze2-bi4-lam lu-qu2-tam2 | send me a luqutu-gift! |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza sze2-pi3-ka3 za-ki-a-ma | of your feet are cleared, and |
| 2 | ti-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 3 | t,up-pu-um a-num wa-ar-ki | A later tablet |
Sources & licences
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