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BIN 04, 233 (P293716)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 233 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293716 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03736 |
| 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 i-na-a | to Inâ |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 4 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-ta-ka3 | of the writing-board, |
| 5 | sza _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 _dumu_ ki-ki-i | of the son of Assur-ṭāb son of Kikî |
| 6 | ub-la2-ni bur-a-szur / | he brought. Bur-Assur / |
| 7 | a-hu-ka3 / u2-sza-asz2-me-[ma] | your father will listen and |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 9 | a-di2 / ma-la2 / u2 sze2-ni-[szu] | as long as he lives and his sheepfold |
| 10 | te2-er-ti2 a-hi-ka3 | the extispicy of your brother |
| 11 | a-di2 / a-la2-ki-ka3 | as far as Alaki |
| 12 | i-li-kam | he went. |
| 13 | a-li-ik-[ma] | I went, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 a-hi-ka3 | with your brother |
| 2 | na-me-er / um-ma | “Namer’, thus |
| 3 | szu-ut-ma / a-szur3-du10 | he is Assur-ṭab |
| 4 | isz-tu3 sza-la2-ti2-wa-ar | from Šalātiwar |
| 5 | i-la2-kam-ma isz-ti2-szu | he will come and with him |
| 6 | a-na ka3-ni-isz | to Kaš |
| 7 | a-la2-ak a-mu-tam2 | the way of the flood |
| 8 | sza a-szu-mi3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni | of Ašumi, Adad-bani |
| 9 | ka3-ru-um a-na-kam | It is a karûm-vessel. |
| 10 | is,-bu-tu3 a-na | seized, to |
| 11 | _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}iszkur | son of Ibni-Adad |
| 12 | a-na tu3-uh3-pi3-a | to Tuḫpia |
| 13 | asz2-ta-par2! i-la2-kam-ma | I sent. He will come and |
| 14 | _ki_ ka3-ri-im | from Karim |
| 15 | e-na-na-tim | the years |
| 16 | e-ri-isz-ma te2-er-ti2-<ka3> za-ku-tum | Erišma tērtīka (means) zakkûtu. |
| 17 | i-la2-ka3-ma / szi2-im | he will come, and the price |
| 18 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 isz-ti2-a | your good garments with me |
Sources & licences
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