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BIN 06, 147 (P297228)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297228 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01708 |
| 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' | [...] ip-te2-u2-ma | ... opened and |
| 2' | a-na 8(disz) ta-ma-la2-ki / sza t,up-pe3-[e] | For 8 times you will carry the tablets. |
| 3' | u3 su2-pa2-nam sza _ku3-babbar_ | and the šupānu of silver |
| 4' | u3-sze2-s,i2-u2-nim-ma | he brought out, and |
| 5' | i-na-a / u2 du10-a-szur3 | Now, the food of Du-Assur, |
| 6' | ta-ma-la2-ki u2 su2-pa2-nam | you will carry, the grass will be sown. |
| 7' | a-na a-szur3-tu2-kul-ti2 | To Aššar-tukultī |
| 8' | _dumu_ pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar | son of Pilah-Ištar |
| 9' | [ip]-qi2-du um-ma | he appointed, thus |
| 10' | szu-nu-ma isz-ti2-ka3 | they are with you. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | li-[ib-szi2]-u2 | may they be. |
| 2' | ta-ma-la2-ki | you will carry. |
| 3' | sza t,up-pe2-e | of the tablets |
| 4' | i-na-a isz-ti2-ni | herewith |
| 5' | ik-nu-uk / a-ma-la2 | he sealed. I will weigh it out. |
| 6' | t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki} | tablet of the city |
| 7' | [... isz]-te2-ni-isz | ... together |
| 8' | [...]-ni-a-ti2 | ... their ... |
| 9' | [...]-ku-bi4 | ...-kubi |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_igi_ en-na]-nim _dumu_ a-bi-a | before Ennanu, son of Abiya |
| 2 | [...]-ni | ... his |
Sources & licences
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