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BIN 04, 225 (P293724)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 225 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293724 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04005 |
| 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-di2-su2-en6 | to Idissu |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-da | Assur-nada |
| 3 | u2 en-[num]-a-szur3 | and Ennum-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma [um]-ma | speak! Thus |
| 5 | ku-ra-ra-ma a-na | “I will bring it to you’ |
| 6 | i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Idissu-en, speak! |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar e2_ ka3-ri-im | 15 shekels of silver, the granary |
| 8 | tal-qe2 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ | you took, 12 shekels |
| 9 | a-na a-szur3-dan _dumu_ u2-ku | to Assur-dan son of Uku |
| 10 | szi2-ip-ri-im | the work |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2-qul2 1(u) _gin2_ a-na | I carried. 10 shekels for |
| 2 | _dumu_ puzur4-a-na | son of Puzur-ana |
| 3 | asz2-qul2 _szunigin_ | total: |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 5 | i-na li-bi4-ka3 | in your presence |
| 6 | a-na pu-uh3 a-ta-a | Why did you turn to a steward? |
| 7 | me ra ti2 im ta-ta-na-ni-ma | You keep pouring out water for me, and |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-pi3 ta-za-ku | silver you shall pay. |
| 9 | szu-ma a-bi4 a-ta | He is Abi-Ata. |
| 10 | li-bi4 la2 tu3-la2-ma-an | “Do not abandon me, |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-un-ka3 | the silver of Kunka |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na isz-te2-en6 a-li-ki-im | in the middle of the city |
| 2 | sze2-bi4-la2-ni-im | send to me! |
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