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BIN 04, 009 (P292518)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292518 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01679 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-si2-a ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | Thus Lamassia, you wrote me: |
| 3 | um-ma a-ta-ma 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | thus: "Why 5 minas?" |
| 4 | _siki hi-a_ / a-hu-qar u3 | wool from Ahu-qar and |
| 5 | i-a-szar / na-asz2-u2-ni-ki-<im> | Where are you bringing it to me? |
| 6 | mi3-ma / la2 i-di2-nu-nim | whatever they did not give, |
| 7 | um-ma i-a-szar / a-na-ku-ma | Thus I: |
| 8 | 1(disz) _tug2_ e-pa2-szum 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | 1 embroidered garment, 8 mixed garments, |
| 9 | u2-ra-ni na-asz2-a-ku-um | “I am the one who is torn out of his cella’s |
| 10 | sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2-s,u2-bu-ni | who brought half a mina |
| 11 | _ki_ i-a-szar u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-<um> | from Iaš where he shall carry out |
| 12 | sza u2-ra-ni na-asz2-a-ku-ni | who brought the ūru, |
| 13 | pa2-ni-u2 / la2-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | You did not send me a reply. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ep-szu-nu | they have done. |
| 2 | a-di a-ma-kam / wa-asz2-ba-ti2-ni | as long as he lives |
| 3 | i-na ba-asz2-ti2-ka3 | at your disposal |
| 4 | nu-x-x-ni / li-isz?-be-u2 | May he/she say(?) |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 / ki-sa3-am | At that time, on the ground |
| 6 | tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni / _siki hi-a_ | you will give me the wool. |
| 7 | szu-uk-nam# s,u2-ha-ar#-tim | šuknam-ṣuḫartim |
| 8 | ir-ti2-bi4 / ku-ta-bi4-it-ma | Irtībi seized him, and |
| 9 | al-kam a-na su2-un | Come, to the shepherd! |
| 10 | {d}a-szur / szu-ku-szi2 | Assur, the šukuši |
| 11 | 3(disz) _tug2_ kam-su2-tim 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 3 kamsūtu-garments, 5 kutanu-cloths, |
| 12 | ku-lu-ma-a / ub-la2-ku | “Kullumāya, I will carry it. |
| 13 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tum 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 1 kabtum-garment, 5 kutani-garments, |
| 14 | a-szur3-ma-lik ub-la2-ma | Assur-malik brought, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza _siki hi-a_ i-a-szar | 2 shekels of silver for wool he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | i-di2-nam 1(disz) _gin2_ a-hu-qar | he shall give. 1 shekel Ahu-qar |
| 3 | i-di2-nam | he gave. |
Sources & licences
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