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BIN 04, 055 (P290312)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290312 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01705 |
| 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 ha-ti2-tim u2 sza-sza-ma-a | to Hatti and Šašamâ |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | szu-su2-en6-ma a-na | Šusu’en to |
| 4 | ha-ti2-tim / qi2-bi-ma | Say to Hatti: |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am | a copy of the tablet. |
| 6 | sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 1/2 mina of silver |
| 7 | sza _dam-gar3_ sza i-na | of the merchant who in |
| 8 | s,i2-li-a-ni ku-nu-ki-a | Seal it with my seal! |
| 9 | _igi_ kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar | before Kur-ub-Ištar, son of Iddin-išar |
| 10 | _igi_ a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 | before Assur-mutabi-il |
| 11 | ka3!-s,a-ar i-na-a | a guardian angel |
| 12 | u2 i-di2-a-bi-im | and Idi-abim |
| 13 | ap2-qi2-da-ki-ni a-ma-kam | I have appointed you, it is my word. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,i2-li-a-ni | his shield |
| 2 | ku-nu-ki-a a-na | sealed documents for |
| 3 | {d}utu-ub-lam u2 ku-s,i2 | Šamaš-uballam and kuṣi plant |
| 4 | di2-na-ma lu-ub-lu-nim | Let me bring a verdict for you. |
| 5 | u2 te2-er-ti2-ki! li-li-kam | and may your extispicy come to me. |
| 6 | a-ha-ti2 a-ti2 szu-ma | “It is me, it is me |
| 7 | s,i2-li-a-nu u2 | Ṣillī-Anu |
| 8 | ku-nu-ku-a pa2-at,-ru | sealed documents are drawn up. |
| 9 | a-ti2 u2 sza-sza-ma-asz2 | Ati and Šašamaš |
| 10 | ku-un-ka3-ma | he sealed, and |
| 11 | sze2-bi-la2-nim | send me! |
| 12 | a-pu-tum t,up-pu-um | “It is the wording of a tablet. |
| 13 | sza ta-hi-tim | of the border |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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