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BIN 04, 049 (P290535)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290535 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01654 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im e-me-me | He spoke to Alaḫum: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku qi2-bi4-ma | and Assur-taklāku, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma a-sza-me-ma | Thus Assur-nada: I ask |
| 4 | _dumu_ gi-ri-a a-na a-lim{ki} | son of Giriya to the city |
| 5 | i-ta-la2-ak mi3-szu | has gone, his wife |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ru sza sza-lim-a-szur | The ṣuḫaru-vessel of Šalim-Assur. |
| 7 | u3 a-li-ku / a-di2 | and the journey until |
| 8 | sze2-ni-szu i-li-ku-ni-ma | his brother came to you, and |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu-ma | return to you, and |
| 10 | la2 i-li-ka3-ni | did not come, |
| 11 | am-tam2 sza-la2-ma | “It is enough, it is enough! |
| 12 | u2-t,u3-tum ma-la2 | uṭūtum, as much as |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ru-bu te3-er-ta-ak-nu | they entered, you will return. |
| 2 | li-li-kam szu-ma | he should come, that is |
| 3 | sze-am ta-ha-sza-ah | you will crush the barley. |
| 4 | sza _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | of silver 1/2 mina |
| 5 | sza-ma-szi2-im _ku3-babbar_ | the šamaš-tax of silver |
| 6 | ma-la2 isz-tu3 tur4-hu-mi3-it | as much as from the cattlepen |
| 7 | u2 a-na-nu-um | and Annum |
| 8 | i-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2-ni | came to you, |
| 9 | a-szar ta-pa2-qi2-da2-ni | where you have appointed me, |
| 10 | _iti-kam_ sza us,-u2-ni | the month of Addaru |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu | you will return. |
| 12 | li-li-kam ni ni | Let him come, let him come! |
| 13 | u3 hu lu ma im ta | ... what ...? |
| 14 | qa2-ar-ni szu hu ni x | His horns ... |
| 15 | _i3-gesz du10-ga_ ma-li-a-[am] | good oil, maliam |
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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