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BIN 06, 060 & BIN 06, pl. 083 060 (P297233)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 060 & BIN 06, pl. 083 060 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297233 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01880 & NBC 03873 |
| 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-ni-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Anina: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | Thus Assur-emuqi. |
| 3 | u2 a-na-ah-a-szur-ma | and Anaḫ-Assur, and |
| 4 | a-na-kam s,u2-ba-ti2 sza a-wi-lim | This is the ṣibatu of a man. |
| 5 | ni-im-nu-ma 1(disz) me-at _tug2 hi-a_ | we gathered, and 100 garments |
| 6 | ni-im-nu-u2 _sza3-ba_ | the nimnû-priests of the heart |
| 7 | 3(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ta-a 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-li-a | 3 garments of Atâ, 1 garment of Aliya, |
| 8 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza dingir-pi3-la2-ah | 1 garment of Ilī-pilaḫ, |
| 9 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza szu-ul-mu-um-_sag10_ | 1 garment of Shulmum-asag, |
| 10 | _szunigin_ 1(disz) me-at _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-wi-lim | total: 100 garments belonging to a man |
| 11 | s,u-ba-ti2 ku-a-u2-tim | the ṣibtu of Kuātim, |
| 12 | ni-im-nu-ma | we did not know, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ ni-im-nu-u2 | 85 nimnû-garments, |
| 2 | _sza3-ba_ 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 | therein: 24 Abarnû-textiles |
| 3 | qa2-du-um szu-ri-im / | together with a gift |
| 4 | 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e | 11 garments of akidû-plant, |
| 5 | 2(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-[u2] | 2 abarnû-garments, 2 šurātu garments, |
| 6 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza li-pi3-<it?>-esz18-dar | 3 kutanu-garments of Lipit-Ištar, |
| 7 | 5(disz) _tug2_ sza ka3-s,a-ri | 5 kaṣaru-garments, |
| 8 | a-ha-ma 2(disz) _tug2_ sza i-ku-pi3-a | each other 2 garments of Ikūpūa |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 8(u) 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | total: 87 textiles, |
| 10 | ku-a-u2-tum e-zi-ib | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the sacrificial sheep. |
| 11 | [x] _tug2_ sza a-ki#-[di2]-e | x garments for the akidû ritual; |
| 12 | sza a-szur#-[e]-mu#-qi2 | of Assur-emuqi |
| 13 | a-na# [szi2-mi3]-im | for a fate |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-di2-nu | they gave. |
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