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BIN 04, 013 (P292121)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292121 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01720 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma | Speak, thus Kuluma: |
| 3 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ | 1 talent of tin |
| 4 | u2 i-ti2-ra-su2 5(disz) ku-ta-ni | and i-tirasu 5 kutani |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku sza szu-esz18-dar | Seal of Šū-Ishtar. |
| 6 | _dumu_ da-da-nim u3 | son of Dadanu and |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3-im | 1/2 homer for Ṣalamum, |
| 8 | mi3-ma a-nim | whatever Anum |
| 9 | ir-ma-a-szur | Irma-Assur, |
| 10 | i-ra-de8-a-kum | will bring to you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na a-wi-ti2-ni | against our man |
| 2 | mi3-ma da-tam2 u2-ku-ul-tam2 | “Anything that is strong, it is a weapon, |
| 3 | u3 sza sa2-ri-dim | and of the sāridum |
| 4 | u2-la2 u2-la2-ma-da-ni | when he has stretched out his arms, |
| 5 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 6 | _an-na_-ki / ki-ma e-ru-ba-ni | your heavens, like those which I entered |
| 7 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ di2-in-ma | to silver shall give, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a | the silver before me |
| 9 | sze2-bi-lam szu-ma _an-na_-ki | send me! That is the name of An |
| 10 | la2 ta!-ti2-di2-in 2(disz) _ma-na_ | did not give, 2 minas |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a | the silver before me |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma isz-tu3 | send me, and from |
| 13 | u4-mi3-im | day |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni | that you have given to me, |
| 2 | ta-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 i-di2 | he will measure out your losses. |
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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