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BIN 06, 089 (P297229)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297229 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01714 |
| 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# puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi-ma um-ma i-di2-a-szur-ma | Thus Iddin-Assur: |
| 3 | u3 a-da#?-ma 6(disz) _ma-na_ | and Addama 6 minas |
| 4 | _na4-za-gul#_ u3 | agate and |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na [n gin2_] hu#-sa2-ru | 2 minas n shekels of husaru-flour |
| 6 | pa2-i x-[x x]-kum | the opening of ... |
| 7 | {d}iszkur-[_gal_ wa]-sza#-ab2 | Iškur-rabi dwells |
| 8 | a-di2-ni [isz]-ti {d}iszkur-_gal_ | until Adad-rabi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(disz) i-di2-a-[...] | 12 Idi-a- |
| 2 | sza szi2-bu-tim [...] | of the šibūtum-disease |
| 3 | na-ab2-x [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | qa2-bi4-a-ti2-ni [...] | ... our words |
| 5 | _na4# za-gug_ sza ki-[x x] | stone of carnelian of ... |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza qa2#-ti2#? | 11 shekels of silver from the hand |
| 7 | u3#-ki-da tal-qe2-u2 | you took the ukida vessel |
| 8 | u3 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | and 6 shekels of silver |
| 9 | x al-pa2 sze2-bi4-[x] | ... was chosen. |
| 10 | [isz]-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3-ma | with your silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szu-mi3 x x [x x] | my name ... |
| 2 | ni-ih-ri-a x [x x] | ... our ... |
| 3 | la2-asz2-qul2 | I shall cut off. |
Sources & licences
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