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BIN 04, 084 (P290346)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 084 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290346 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03687 |
| 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# im-di2-lum2-ma | thus Imdilum: |
| 2 | a-na puzur4-a-szur# | to Puzur-Assur |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 2(u) _ma-na-ta_ | say: 20 minas |
| 4 | e-mu-du a-szu-mi3 | the army of Ašumi |
| 5 | ar-ni-ka3 usz-ka3-i-ma | (Sum) It is you who set your mind to it, and (Akk) Your mind sets its mind towards it |
| 6 | usz#-ka3-in a-ru-tum | who establishes sanctuaries |
| 7 | [sza]-ak#-na-at-ma | are placed, and |
| 8 | [pa2]-t,a2#-ra-am | to be smashed |
| 9 | [la i]-mu-u2 | did not know |
| 10 | [x x]-e-ka3 u2-sza-di2-nu | ... they will give. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ asz2-[ta]-qal | I have paid in silver. |
| 12 | a-na 1(u) u4-me | for 10 days |
| 13 | e-lu-tum e-ra-ba!-am | the upper one entered, |
| 14 | a-ma-<kam> u2-za-ka3 lu pa2-ti2-at | “I will speak to you, may it be heard! |
| 15 | [i]-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he acquired and the silver |
| 16 | [_an-na_-ak] qa2-tim | an ointment of the hand |
| 17 | [sza]-ak#-szi2-dam# | is placed. |
Sources & licences
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