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BIN 04, 050 (P290536)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290536 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01657 |
| 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 u2-zu-a ma-sa3-a szu-mi3-a-bi-a | To the one who knows, to the one whose name is called, |
| 2 | a-szur3-ma-lik a-mur-a-szur3 | Assur-malik, Amur-Assur, |
| 3 | szu-a-nim a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u3 | that Assur-imittī and |
| 4 | a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Āmur-Ištar, speak! Thus |
| 5 | il5-mi3-ti2-ma 4(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-an sag10_ | he took, and 4 1/6 shekels of silver was its value. |
| 6 | _diri_ ku-nu-ki-a / a-mur-a-szur szu-a-nim | the lower side of Kunukīya, Amur-Assur, is named. |
| 7 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u3 a-mur-esz18-dar | Assur-imitti and Amur-Ištar |
| 8 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 a-hu#-[u2]-a | my brother |
| 9 | a-tu3-nu a-ma-kam _ku3-an_ a-na szi2-mi3-im | “Atunu, the word of the silver, for a fate |
| 10 | di2-na-ma a-s,e2-er 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | he shall contest and half a mina |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-di2-a-bi4-im | the silver that he gave |
| 12 | sza a-mur-a-szur / a-s,e2-er / ni-szi2-ni | of Amur-Assur, the shepherd of the people, |
| 13 | na-asz2-u2 u3 a-tu3-nu i-na | he shall bear, and Atunu in |
| 14 | szi2-im _ku3-an_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the price of 1/2 mina of silver |
| 15 | ku-un-ka3-ma a-na a-mur-a-szur | put, and to Amur-Assur |
| 16 | di2-na-ma a-s,e2-er ni-szi2-ni | “Ask me, and we will go out! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu-bi-il5 a-na szi2-ti2 | I shall carry. For life |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im a-mu-tim | the silver, the price of the sheep |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ i-za-ku-u2 | he shall weigh out the silver. |
| 4 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a | I am the one who carries messages, |
| 5 | pi3-ri-ka3-ni / sza-a-ma-ma | His mouth is the heavens |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-ku-nu a-na a-mur-esz18-dar u3 | Your seals to Amur-Ištar and |
| 7 | szu-a-nim di2-na-ma lu-ub-lu-nim-ma | Give me a verdict, so that I may bring it to me. |
| 8 | a-na-kam pi3-ri-ka3-ni | What is your message? |
| 9 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ li-tu3-ra-ma | to silver return, and |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 a-na-ku la2-al-qe2 | I shall take the silver. |
| 11 | ne2-ma-lam a-na a-mur-esz18-dar u3 | to Amur-Ištar and |
| 12 | szu-a-nim li-il5-qe2-u2 | may that one take. |
| 13 | ma-la2 a-mu-tam2 i-na-di2-nu | they will give as much as the wages. |
| 14 | i-na na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-ku-nu | in your letter |
| 15 | lu-up-ta2-nim | let me go! |
Sources & licences
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