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BIN 04, 068 (P290313)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 068 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290313 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01707 |
| 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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-<ma a-na> | thus Enlil-bani: to |
| 2 | ab2-sza-lim / qi2-bi-ma | Abšalim, speak! |
| 3 | ha-ra-ni / wa-ar-ka3-at | his wife, later. |
| 4 | puzur2-a-szur3 / a-di2 1(u) u4-me-e | Puzur-Assur, until the 10th day |
| 5 | a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 / ma-ha-i | Assur-lamassī, the temple administrator. |
| 6 | [a]-mi3-sza-am / a-t,a2-ra-dam | my mother, I will repay to you. |
| 7 | [a]-pu-tum / isz-ti2-szu | “It is me, it is him! |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 | ṣuḫartam |
| 9 | lu-sze2-s,i2-am 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | let me bring. 3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | ku-nu-ki-a u3 1(disz) _tug2_ | Kunukia and 1 garment |
| 11 | qam-su2-um / sza s,u2-uh3-ri-im | the qamsû of the ṣuḫrām |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na s,u2-ha-ar-tim | for the ṣuḫartim |
| 2 | puzur2-a-szur / na-asz2-a-ki-im | Puzriš-Assur is the guarantor. |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 / am-tim | Ašumi, wild bull |
| 4 | ut-ru-wa-szu / szu-ma a-ma-kam | “Utruwāšu is the name of the word. |
| 5 | isz-ti2-ki / wa-asz2-ba-at | with you I will sit. |
| 6 | u3-la2-ma / a-a-kam-ma | “Oh, my father, |
| 7 | wa-asz2-ba-at? / te2-er-ti2-ki | who sits on your throne |
| 8 | li-li-kam / a-szu-mi3 | May he come, my name |
| 9 | ha-musz-tim / sza a-bi-ni | The ḫamuštu-vessel of our father |
| 10 | sza-asz2-hu-tim / a-sza ki-ma | šašḫūtum (means) the field like |
| 11 | i-a-ti2 / u3 um-mi3-ni | I and my mother |
| 12 | asz2-ta-par2 u3 a-ma-kam | I sent, and the word |
| 13 | szu-ma ha-musz-ti2 | he is Ḫammušti. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a!-[bi-ni ...] | our father . . |
| 2 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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