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BIN 06, 062 & BIN 06, pl. 084 062 (P297237)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 062 & BIN 06, pl. 084 062 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297237 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01884 & NBC 03875 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | um#-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 2 | [a]-na# sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi#-ma / i-na utu-szi | Say to her: in the future |
| 4 | [sza a]-szur3#-e-nam / u3 szu-li | of Assur-enam and Šuli |
| 5 | [e]-ru-bu-ni-ni na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | who entered my messages |
| 6 | [isz-ti2] a-szur-ma-lik | from Assur-malik |
| 7 | [u3 szu]-isz-ha-ra szesz-szu | and Šū-ishhara his brother |
| 8 | [szi2-ta]-me#-a-ma na#-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 | It is the šitamea prayer of the extispicy. |
| 9 | [a-na a]-lim{ki} / a-s,e2-er | to the city of Aṣer |
| 10 | [a-bi4]-ni u3 sza ki-ma | our father and that as |
| 11 | [szu]-nu#-ti2 / sza 2(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ | those of 22 minas |
| 12 | _ku3#-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 | The silver is his pledge. |
| 13 | wa#-s,i2-su2 _diri_ | his limbs are thin. |
| 14 | sza#-du-a-su2 sza#-bu# | his šadūsu-disease is severe |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [x x] ni x [x] x x be tu3-ma | ... you ... |
| 3 | [...] la2 i x x | ... deficit ... |
| 4 | [...] x x u3 me-he-er | ... and a reed fence |
| 5 | [na-asz2]-pe3-er-ti2-szu-nu | their letter |
| 6 | [a]-s,e2#-ri-a / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 7 | [mi3]-ma _ku3-babbar_ / i-na a-lim | whatever silver in the city |
| 8 | a-na a-bi4-ni / isz-qu2-lu-ni | to our father they have deducted. |
| 9 | te2-er-tum sza a-bi4-ni | the extispicy of our father |
| 10 | u3 sza ki-ma szu-nu-ti2 | and that like them |
| 11 | li-ba-al-ki-tam2-ma | may he be reconciled, and |
| 12 | t,up-pa2-[am sza] babila | Tablet of Babylon. |
| 13 | x me szi2 [...]-ti2 | ... of the ... me |
| 14 | [s,u-ha-ru / a-ta-hi-tim] | ṣuḫaru means “flood. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | a-bi4-ni [sza ab2? ...] | his father who the cow |
| 3 | la2 tu3-sza-x [...] | Do not ... |
Sources & licences
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