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BIN 04, 088 (P290353)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290353 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03914 |
| 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 a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 2 | um-ma sza-ra-at-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Šarrat-Ištar: |
| 3 | 2(disz) _tug2_ zu-pa2 / na-asz2-a-ku-um | 2 zupa-garments for Našakûm |
| 4 | 1(disz) isz-ra-am / ku-a-ti2 | 1 Išram, Kuati |
| 5 | 1(disz) isz-ra-am / a-na x | 1 Išram for |
| 6 | 4(disz) sza-ku-ka3-tim a x | 4 ša-kukatim-vessels, |
| 7 | isz-ti2-na-te2-en6 | Ištinaten |
| 8 | szi2-it!-ra-am a-na _gu4?_ | a loan for an ox |
| 9 | sza ka3-ni-isz3 | of Kaniš |
| 10 | 2(disz) _tug2_ 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 2 garments, 30 minas of copper |
| 11 | it-bu-lu / i-na | they smote, in |
| 12 | x asz2-a-am-szu-nu | [x] of their own, |
| 13 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na x x x | 1 garment for , |
| 14 | a-di2-ni-ma la2 im-tal-[...] | Without us ... |
| 15 | kur-ub-esz18-dar x na? bi [...] | Kurub-Ištar |
| 16 | isz-ti2-ka3 / sza-ki-in | is placed with you. |
| 17 | mi3-ma / la2 aq-bi4-szu-[um] | I did not tell him anything. |
| 18 | a-wi-lum2 / ar-ti2-bi4 | the man ... |
| 19 | ti2!-ib!-a-ma / a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come! |
| 20 | mi3-ma a-nim / zu-pa2 | whatever he has found, |
| 21 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| 22 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 23 | en-nam-a-szur ub#-[lam] | Ennam-Assur brought. |
| 24 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-[sig17_] | 5 shekels of silver, 3 shek[els of gold] |
| 25 | puzur4-esz18-dar ub-lam | Puzur-Ištar brought. |
| 26 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 5 shekels of silver, 5 minas of copper |
| 27 | du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur ub-lam | Duṣila-Ašş̄r brought. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ma [...] x-ka3 sza ni-isz | “Woe your ... of the niš ritual, |
| 2 | i-na x ni-ta-ar-ri-a-am | [in ...] the nītāru-vessel |
Sources & licences
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