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BIN 06, 205 (P297227)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 205 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297227 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01701 |
| 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 x-[...] | to ... |
| 2 | e-di2-in#-[a-szur3] | did Edin-Assur |
| 3 | u3 [x qi2-bi4-ma] | and ... speak! |
| 4 | um-ma# [...-ma] | Thus ...: |
| 5 | a-na x [x x] qi2-bi4-[ma] | Speak to ... |
| 6 | a-bi a-ta# [be]-li# a-ta | My father, why, my lord, why |
| 7 | 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na# [an]-na_ | 2 talents 10 minas of lead |
| 8 | za-ku-a-am i-na e-ra-ab2 | he is cleared from entering |
| 9 | _illat_ sza-qa2-lam qa2-ab2-a-ti2 i-na | a flood of small hailstones in |
| 10 | e-szar-tim _ma-na_-im | the ešartum of minas |
| 11 | ku-wa-tim-ma a-na | Kuwatumma to |
| 12 | e-di2-in-a-szur3 | did Edin-Assur |
| 13 | u3 i-lu-ki szu-qu2-ul | and your god is exalted, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 a-ta-ma e-di2-a-szur3 | and why did Edi-Assur |
| 2 | a?-szar a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | where for the scepter |
| 3 | _an-na_ a-ni-am | this tin |
| 4 | i-sza-lu-hu-ni | they shall remove |
| 5 | mi3-li-ik szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | he is a slave, and the silver |
| 6 | a-na a-lim{ki} li-ik-szu-da-<am> | to the city he must go |
| 7 | i-na wa-s,a _ku3-babbar_ | from the deficit of silver |
| 8 | ku-nu-ku-ka3 i-pa2-ni | he filled your kunukku-vessel. |
| 9 | ne2-pi2-szi2-im li-pu#?-[x] | may they perform the ritual. |
| 10 | u3 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-na | and your silver to |
| 11 | x x-ti2-ka3 ra-ga-x | in your ... |
| 12 | 1(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_ ...] | 1 mina of silver |
| 13 | a-na# [...] | to ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a?-s,e2-[...] x _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-mur-{d}utu? | ... silver to Amur-Šamaš |
| 2 | x x [...] di2-in u3 | ... judge and |
| 3 | x [...]-tam2# a-na a-mur-[{d}utu] | to Amur-šamaš |
| 4 | di2-in | judge |
Sources & licences
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