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BIN 04, 017 (P293897)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 04, 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293897 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01721 |
| 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] sza-lim-a-szur | to Šalim-Ašṣir |
| 2 | [u3] pu-szu-ke-en6 | and Pušuken |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma | Thus says Kur-ub-ištar: |
| 4 | [a]-na sza-lim-a-szur | To Šalim-Ašşvur |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | say: 2 minas of gold |
| 6 | a-bi-i / a-na na-ru-qi2-szu | (Sum) My father, for his life |
| 7 | a-di2-im / 6(disz) ku-ta-ni | together: 6 kutānu |
| 8 | _sag10 diri_ | excess (in interest) |
| 9 | a-ku-ku-um | Akūnum, |
| 10 | ka3-s,a-ar | |
| 11 | qa2-ar-wi-a | of Qarwiya |
| 12 | ma-ha-ti2-i | the cult centers |
| 13 | tu3-sze2-bi4-il5-szum | you shall send him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi4 a-ta / a-ma-kam | Father, from the water - that is my word. |
| 2 | i-na a-hi-a | on my side |
| 3 | u2-ul sza ki-ma | is not that which like |
| 4 | a-hi-a / e is-li-u2-ka3-ma | “My brother, your servant, |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ e ta-di2-in | the silver was given. |
| 6 | _ku3-sig17_ u2 szi2-im | gold and juniper |
| 7 | _tug2#_-[ba-ti2 / i-a-ti2] | my garments |
Sources & licences
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