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BIN 04, 077 (P290315)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 077 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290315 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01713 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-i3-li2 | Thus Puzur-ilī: |
| 3 | u3 en-na-su2-en6-ma | and Ennasuen |
| 4 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 5 | a-wi-li ni-is,-ba-at-ma | “Let us seize the man, and |
| 6 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 7 | a-tal-ka3 a-di2 | I went as far as |
| 8 | 3(disz) u4-me a-wi-lu | 3 days, Awilu |
| 9 | a-di2 / pi2-it-qu2-um | as far as Pītqum |
| 10 | sza _e2-gal_-lim | of the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | pa2-ti2-u2 / a-wa-tum | “Seizing the mouth’s word, |
| 2 | li-ba-asz2-nu | may there be. |
| 3 | u2-ka3-al-ma | shall hold, and |
| 4 | a-szi2-a-ti2 / a-di2 3(disz) u4-me | the ašītu-officials for 3 days |
| 5 | a-na a-wi-li | to a man |
| 6 | ni-isz-tu3-pu / isz-ti2 | We sat down together. |
| 7 | pa2-nim-ma / za-ku-sa3 | “My face is cleared, |
| 8 | i-la2-ka3-kum | he will weigh out. |
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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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