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BIN 06, 013 (P297220)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297220 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01647 |
| 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] szal2-ma-a-[szur] | to Šalma-Assur |
| 2 | szu#-be-lim u3 [x] | Šubelim and ... |
| 3 | qi2-bi-[ma um-ma] | speak! Thus |
| 4 | a-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma# | Assur-imitti |
| 5 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 4 2/3 minas of copper |
| 6 | sza ta-ri-tar2 | of Taritar |
| 7 | [szu-be]-lum2 na-asz-a-[ku-nu-ti2] | the šubēlum-priests are yours. |
| 8 | [...] ma [x] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na sza#-[am-szi2] | in her heart |
| 2 | sza t,up-pi3-[i] | of the tablet |
| 3 | ta-sza-me-[a-ni] | you heard me |
| 4 | ki-ma _uruda_ i-za-[ku?] | like copper he shall stand. |
| 5 | me-eh-ra-tim | first-fruit offerings |
| 6 | di2-in-[ma] ma#-[asz2]-ki | Judge your case, |
| 7 | sza-pa2-tim sza-ma-ni#-ma | the ša-pātum of heaven |
| 8 | szu-be-lum2 | Šu-bēlum |
| 9 | [lu-ub-lam] a-hu?-[a] | let me bring, my brother |
| 10 | [a-tu3-nu x]-di2 sza x | Atunu ... of |
| left | ||
| 1 | gi5-mi3-[lam ra-bi-am] | the great bride |
| 2 | i-[s,e2-ri-a szu-uk-na] | placed in my field |
Sources & licences
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