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BIN 04, 092 (P290355)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290355 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04008 |
| 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 la2-qe2-pu-um | Thus (says) La-qēpuum. |
| 2 | as2-qu2-dum u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | Asqudum and Kurub-ištar |
| 3 | a-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | say: 2 talents 10 minas |
| 5 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | of the heavens of Kunuki |
| 6 | u3 4(disz) ku-ta-ni | and 4 kutānu |
| 7 | a-szur-{d}utu-szi | Assur-Šamši |
| 8 | ub-lam _an-na_-ka | I brought to you. |
| 9 | nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma | we shall remove, and |
| 10 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 | 2 2/3 minas of imṭi, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 6 shekels |
| 2 | pa2-ar-zi-<lam> a-_e2_ ka3-ri-im | Parzillum, the temple administrator of Karim |
| 3 | ni-isz-qu2-ul | we shall cut off. |
| 4 | szi2-im _an-na_-ka | the destiny of heaven |
| 5 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | 2 talents 6 5/6 minas 4 shekels |
| 6 | _an-na_-ka | of heaven |
| 7 | ni-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ | we shall pay, and the silver |
| 8 | nu-sze2-ba-la-kum! | I will not send you. |
| 9 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 10 | _ansze_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi | a donkey for Assur-šamaš, |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ra-de8-a-kum! | they will bring to you. |
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