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BIN 04, 051 (P290541)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290541 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01686 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da u3 i3-li2-a-lum2-ma | Thus Assur-nada and Ili-alum: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | to Aššar-taklāku |
| 3 | qi2-bi!-ma 1(u) 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | say: 18 kutānu-garments |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um | 15 garments for the akidû-festival, 1 donkey for Ṣalamum, |
| 5 | 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2_ | 9 1/3 minas 9 shekels |
| 6 | _an-na_ sza ik-ri-bi4-ni | the tin that he poured out |
| 7 | 3(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ sza ik-ri-bi4 | 34 2/3 minas of tin that I poured out |
| 8 | sza a-ha-a tu3-bi4-il5 | you raised up together. |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ 7(asz) _gu2 uruda_ u3 1(disz) _ansze_ | therefrom: 7 talents of copper and 1 homer |
| 10 | tu3-sze2-bi4-lam 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 17 shekels of silver |
| 11 | a-na ik-ri-bi4 a-di2 szi2-ti2 lu-qu2-tim a-ki-a-ma | For the rites, as long as the life is long, thus |
| 12 | i-na pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma sze2-bi4-lam | in the future send me! |
| 13 | gam2-ra-am u3 ta-szi2-a-tim | full payment and remission |
| 14 | a-ha-am a-na a-hi-im / la2 ta-ka3-ba-as | You should not tie a pair of shoes together. |
| 15 | 5(u) la2 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum | 50 less 1 šurūtu-garments |
| 16 | 5(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 53 minas 1 shekel of tin |
| 17 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im 2(disz) _ansze_ | 1 mina of refined silver, 2 homers |
| 18 | sza a-bi4-ni al-qe2-ma / i-na | of our father I took and in |
| 19 | szi2-im _ansze hi-a_ sza sza-lim-be-li! | the price of the donkeys belonging to Šalim-beli |
| 20 | ir-de8-a-ku-ni ba-lu-t,a2-ku | (who) has brought me well-being, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-lam5 | 10 shekels of silver tana-palam |
| 2 | 3(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu sza i-na | 3 homers of shalamu, which in |
| 3 | sze2-pi3-ka3 ta-ar-de8-u2 | you will remove your bricks. |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza a-na | 1 talent of tin, knukku, which for |
| 5 | a-la2-hi-im la2-ap2-tu3 | Alaḫum, the laptu-official |
| 6 | 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re!-en6 sza a-ni-ka3-si2 | 2 šurēn-garments of Anikasi, |
| 7 | te2-zi-ba-ni / la2 a-ti2-di2-i | Tezibani, I do not know. |
| 8 | i-na i-a-u2-tim li-qe2 | Take from me! |
| 9 | mi3-ma a-nim sza a-bi4-ni | whatever of our father |
| 10 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-num sza um-mi3-a-ni na-asz2-a-ti2 | 1 kutānum-garment, belonging to Ummiani, the herdsman, |
| 11 | szi2-im 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ dingir-na-da | a price of 3 homers of wheat for Ilī-nada, |
| 12 | isz-qu2-ul-ma / a-na a-bi4-ni | he cut off and to our father |
| 13 | na-asz2-a-ku 9(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza i3-li2-a-lim | 9 kutanu-garments belonging to Ilī-alim, |
| 14 | _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2_ sza! i-di2-esz18-dar | therefrom: 1 garment of Idi-Ishtar |
| 15 | a-na i3-li2-a-lim / i-za-az | to Ilī-alim he will stand. |
| 16 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_ | 15 high quality garments, 12 minas 8 shekels |
| 17 | _an-na_ 8(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e | tin, 8 garments of akidû-plant, |
| 18 | 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um | 1 homer of Ṣalamum, |
| 19 | sza i3-li2-a-lim 7(disz) _tug2_ ti2-sa3!-pu | belonging to Ilī-alim, 7 Tisapu-garments |
| 20 | 3(disz) masz-ku sza-pi3-u2-tum _sag10_ | 3 ša-pītum mašku-tax, |
| 21 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza ta-la2-pa2-la2-ni | 10 shekels of silver that you will weigh out |
| 22 | i-a-u2-tum / mi-ma a-nu-[um] | “I, whatever |
| 23 | na-asz2-a-ti2 / a-pu-tum _uruda_-szu | the naštu-offerings, the apsûtu of his copper |
| 24 | 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ u3 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 shekel and 2 shekels each |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-bu-us-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na-ta_ na-szi2-ra-am | he took, and 10 minas of silver he brought. |
| 2 | u3 a-ta qa2-qa2-ad-ka3 szu-ul-ha-am | and from your left hand a šulḫam |
| 3 | si2-ka3-tum a-na szu-mi3 la2 sa3-ha-ri-ka3 _an-na_ | the sikaltu-offering to my name, not to your saḫarītu of tin |
| 4 | u2-la2 usz-te2-bi4-la2-kum | I have sent to you. |
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