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BIN 04, 091 (P290349)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290349 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03757 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a | thus Ikupia: |
| 3 | <<i-ku-pi2-a>> u3 ta-ra-am-ku#-[bi-ma] | Ikupia and Taramkub, and |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3 / ri-ik-si2 | Ašumi, the knot |
| 5 | sza ik-ri-bi / sza-ni-i | which another chanter |
| 6 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 7 | a-szur3-{d}utu-szi _dumu_ am-ra#-[a] | Assur-Šamši, son of Amra |
| 8 | ni-is,-ba-at-ma | we seized, and |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / ri-ik-[si2] | Thus he: the riksu |
| 10 | a-na-ku u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-[li] | I and Assur-ṣululi |
| 11 | a-na e-la2-li2 _dumu_ szu-ku-bi-[im] | to Elali, son of Šukubum |
| 12 | ni-di2-in-ma / _an-na_ | we gave, and ... |
| 13 | isz-a-am-ma / na-szi2-szum | he asked, and he gave him. |
| 14 | a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li | Assur-ṣululi, |
| 15 | i-na a-lim{ki} / la2 wa-sza-ab2 | in the city he did not dwell |
| 16 | i-na a-la2-ki-szu | on his journey |
| 17 | ni-s,a-ba-su2 a-szu#-mi3 | we shall seize him, my father |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza hu-sa3-ri-im | belonging to Husarim, |
| 2 | di2-nu / na-ak-szu-ma | a lawsuit against him |
| 3 | a-di2-ni / a-wa-at-ni | his father, his word |
| 4 | _igi_ a-lim{ki} / la2 i-szi2-ki#-[in] | before the city he did not establish |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 / di2-num / <la2> i-[di2-nu] | When the Anuna gods gave |
| 6 | u3 ne2-nu / nu-ta-ar!-ma | and the nēnu-official did not return, and |
| 7 | a-na-sa3 be2-tim / ni# [...] | Why ...? |
| 8 | ma-la2 / di2-num / i-[di2-nu] | ... they gave. |
| 9 | isz-ti2 / bar!-ki-u2-tim# | from the outer world |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2-ni / za-ku#-[tum] | “Our prayer is exalted. |
| 11 | i-la2-ka3-kum [...] | he will come to you |
| 12 | a-ma-kam / la2 ta-[ha-da-ar] | It is my word, do not be afraid! |
| 13 | szi2-bi-ka3 / da-[ni-in] | I want to utter an arazu prayer |
| 14 | t,up-pi2-ka3 / ha-[ri-ma] | May your tablet be quickly. |
| 15 | i-na pa2-[ni-im-ma] | in the presence |
| 16 | sze2-bi-[lam isz-te2-en6] | send to me! |
| 17 | i-na s,u2-ha-ri t,ur4-dam | In the ṣuḫaru you will measure out. |
| 18 | _e2#_{be-et!}-ka3 u3 s,u2-hu#-[ur-ka3 sza-li-im] | Your house and your ṣuhur temple are well. |
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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