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BIN 04, 228 (P293722)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293722 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03869 |
| 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 la2-qe2-pu-um-ma | Thus (says) La-qēpuum: |
| 2 | a-na ha-ta-la2 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Hatala: |
| 3 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 a-la2-num | 3 shekels of silver, alanum-plant |
| 4 | _kiszib3_{ku-nu-ki}-a i-di2-ku-bu-um | under seal of Iddin-Kubum |
| 5 | na-asz2-a-ki-im | the naškīm |
| 6 | sza-al-ma-ku | I am well. |
| 7 | a-na-kam!? sza-am-nim?! | What is it that I want to say(?) |
| 8 | szi2-mu!?-um la2-szu?-um-ma | “If there is no rumor |
| 9 | a-di2 ki-a-am | as far as |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | x x x-a-ku | [......] I |
| 2 | a-ma-[kam] _ku3#-babbar_ | the word of silver |
| 3 | sza _dam-gar3_-ru-um | of the merchant |
| 4 | ha-bu-lu-ni | he destroyed. |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | silver for his šašqīlu |
| 6 | la2 a-ga-sza-asz2 | I shall not be negligent. |
| 7 | u2 li-bi4-i! | plant of the libī-festival |
| 8 | la2 i-ma-ra-as, | he shall not cut off. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-li-szu | silver for his šašqilītu |
Sources & licences
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