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BIN 06, 012 (P292516)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292516 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01645 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2#-bi#-ma# | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 2 | um-ma id-na-a-ma | he gave, thus |
| 3 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na#_ | 2 talents 10 minas of lead |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na#-ak#_ | 12 minas of tin |
| 5 | qa2-tim 1(disz) _ansze#_ | in the hand, 1 donkey |
| 6 | sza isz-ti2-ka3 / asz2-u2-[mu] | that with you |
| 7 | [u2]-nu-su2 u3 u2-kul#-[ta]-szu# | he will feed him and eat him. |
| 8 | 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ it-ba-al | 18 1/2 shekels of silver he paid. |
| 9 | sza-li-isz-ti2 | secondly, |
| 10 | _ansze_ a-na-ku | I donkey |
| 11 | u2-ma-la2 | he shall pay. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta [an-na_] | 16 1/2 shekels each of lead |
| 2 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ | 8 1/2 minas 7 shekels |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu# | his silver |
| 4 | 5/6(disz)! _gin2 ku3#-babbar_ | 5/6 shekel of silver |
| 5 | [i]-na# ma#-hi-[ri-im] | in front of |
| 6 | ta-asz2-qu2-ul [n] 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | ... 1/2 shekel |
| 7 | wa-s,i2-tum a-na# _ku3#-babbar_ | a slave for silver |
| 8 | li-t,u3-ul | may he live. |
| 9 | a-di2-ni la2 ba-at-[qu2] | until now they have not been paid |
| 10 | _ku3#-sig17_ u2-la2 [x x] | ... gold ... |
| 11 | ba-ta-qam2 [...] | ... was taken away ... |
| 12 | u2-za#-ka3-ma | he shall clear, and |
| 13 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kum# | I will send to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-qu2-ut-ka3 i3-li2-us,-ra-ni | let me take, Ilī-uṣranni, |
| 2 | i-ra-de8-a-kum# | will bring to you |
Sources & licences
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