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BIN 04, 023 (P292115)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292115 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01680 |
| 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 hi-na-a-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | Thus (says) Ḫināya: to Pušuken: |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma i-na pa2-ni-tim | speak, in the presence |
| 3 | 3(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ 2(disz) ku-si2-ta-an | 35 minas of tin, 2 cubits |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ za-ki-am 2(disz) szu-lu-up-ka3-e a-na | 1 zakku-garment, 2 šulupka’e-garments for |
| 5 | ku-lu-ma-a / a-di2-in a-na-kam szi2-ma-am | “I will give you the kulû-vessel, what is it that you want? |
| 6 | isz-a-ma qa2-su2-ma u2-ka3-al 6(disz) ku-ta-ni | he heard, he held, and 6 kutānu-vessels |
| 7 | u2-ra-di2-szu-um 3(disz) ku-ta-ni ku-lu-ma-a | 3 kutānu-vessels, |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-kum _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ 9(disz) ku-ta-ni | in all 1 red garment, 9 kutānu-garments |
| 9 | en-um-a-szur ka3-s,a-ar esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah | Enum-Assur, the kaṣar-official of Ešdar-pilah. |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-kum 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2-szu | shall bear. 10 shekels of silver in his hand |
| 11 | a-di2-in da-tum ma-la2 i-ka3-szu-du-szu-ni-<<ni>> | As long as Atu lives, he will reach him. |
| 12 | lu-s,a-he-er-ma szi2-tam2 li-di2-na-kum | Let me gather, and let him give you a verdict. |
| 13 | 2(disz) ku-ta-ni kur-ub-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-hu-bur | 2 kutānu-vessels: Kurub-Ištar, son of Šihubur; |
| 14 | na-asz2-a-kum _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2_ sza puzur4-esz18-dar | therefrom: 1 garment of Puzur-Ishtar, |
| 15 | mi3-ma la2 u2-la2-ma-ad-ka3 | whatever he does not bring, |
| 16 | _szunigin_ 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ | total: 13 hi-a garments, in its midst, 1 red garment |
| 17 | a-na qa2-ti2-a sza ta-ta-di2-u2 | to my hand that you have given |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-qe2 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ a-qa2-ti2-a-ma | may he take. 1 red garment I smeared, and |
| 2 | li-ib-szi2 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina of silver |
| 3 | sza _dumu-munus_ esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah kur-ub-esz18-dar | of the daughter of Eštar-pilah, Kurub-Išatar |
| 4 | _dumu_ szu-hu-bur i-na e-ra-bi4-szu-ma | son of Šuḫubur, at his entering |
| 5 | sza-qa2-lam qa2-bi4 _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma | ša-qalām, the command of silver, he shall pay to him, and |
| 6 | ku-nu-uk-ma a-s,e2-ri-a sze2-bi4-lam | Seal it and send it to me! |
| 7 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ isz-ta-pu-ku qa2-ti2 | either silver or textiles they have piled up, hand |
| 8 | sza-ak-lu-ul-tam2 i-ta-di2-i u3 isz-ti2 | he gave the šaklultam-gift, and with |
| 9 | a-li-ki ki-a-ma u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | (Sum) My city, like a mountain, I will bring you (Akk) Your city, as I brought you |
| 10 | a-ta-ma ta-aq-bi4-am um-ma a-ta-ma | Why have you said thus: |
| 11 | a-szur-du10 i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | Assur-ṭāb in her arms |
| 12 | wa-sza-ab2-ma _an-na_-ka ub-lu-nim-ma | who dwells in your heavens brought me, and |
| 13 | a-na lu-lu 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-di2-nu-szu-ma | 8 shekels each they gave him, and |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er a-szur-du10 u2-sze2-bi4-lu | the silver for Assur-ṭāb he sent. |
| 15 | su?-ma sa3-he-er / i-na s,u2-ha-ri-a | “Sūma (is) saḫēru(?), in my ṣūḫaru |
| 16 | u2-la2 a-na-ah-i3-li2 szu-pu-ur-ma | Add Anah-ilī, so that |
| 17 | le-ri-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma | may he take, and silver he sealed, and |
| 18 | sze2-bi4-lam a-hi a-<<hi>>-ta i-hi-id | Send me a brother of yours! He will weigh it out. |
| 19 | u3 a-s,e2-er ku-ni-lim | and the knīl-workers |
| left | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-ik-ma s,u2-ha-ra-am | May your rejoicing go and the ṣuḫarām prayer |
| 2 | li-it,-ru-dam a-la2-nu-ka3 ma-nam i-szu | May your alānu-festival come to an end! Who is he? |
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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