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BIN 06, 088 (P297218)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 088 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297218 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01643 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-[ma] | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur-re-si2-[ma] | Assurresima |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2#_-ta-nam [a-na] | 1 ta-nam garment for |
| 5 | a-mur-esz18-dar a-[di2-in] | Amur-Ištar, the seller |
| 6 | mi3-szu sza x [...] | What ...? |
| 7 | ha-la2-aq [...] | ... destroyed ... |
| 8 | i-hi-id#-[ma ...] | he weighed out and ... |
| 9 | ma?-la2 i-[...] | ... a boat |
| 10 | ki-ma a-[na-ku] | like I |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na te2-[er-ti-ka3 a-na-hi-id] | I will return to your service. |
| 2 | u2 a-ta [...] | And from the water ... |
| 3 | sze-am ma#-[la2 ...] | barley equals ... |
| 4 | te2-er-ti2 x [...] | The extispicy ... |
| 5 | a-sza-pa2-[ra-kum] | I will send to you. |
| 6 | {d}en-lil2?-[...] | Enlil |
| 7 | ma-la2 te2-er-ti [...] | As much as the extispicy |
| 8 | ku-na-a / i-na [...] | Kūnâ in |
| 9 | ni-t,a2-ra-da-szu# | his requisition |
| 10 | 1(disz) ku-ta-nam [...] | 1 Kutanam |
| 11 | sza a-na szu x x | which to |
| 12 | la2-qe2-ep | I took. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dumu_ qa2-a-ti2-im u2-sze2-bi4-lu# | son of Qatum he sent. |
| 2 | a?-sza a at x ma | field ... |
| 3 | i-ha-li-qa2-ni | shall take away. |
Sources & licences
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