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BIN 06, 202 (P297238)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 202 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297238 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01885 |
| 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 | [... pu-szu]-ke#-en6 | ... a potter's knife |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-nu | ...-nu |
| 4 | [...]-x-tim | ...-x-tim |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] qa2#-ti2 | ... hand |
| 7 | [...]-ku | ...-ku |
| 8 | [...]-x | |
| 9 | [...] li#-wi-tim | ... liwītum |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | [...]-ti2-szu | ... his |
| 12 | x [...] puzur4#-a+szur3 | ... Puzur-Assur |
| 13 | _dumu_ [i-li-a i]-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2 | son of Ilīya will love you. |
| 14 | sza sa3-ri-dim sza-bu | of Sa’idim, the šabu |
| 15 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-a isz-ti2 _an-na_ | a good garment with tin |
| 16 | e-mi3-da-ma a-na u4-me | “I will go with you forever! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 17 | [qu-ur-bu-tim a]-na | the quadrupeds |
| 18 | [...] x ki-ma | ... like |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | ... 1st month |
| 2 | [...] x na | sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 3 | [...]-ra | for ... |
| 4 | [_dam-gar3_]-ku#-nu lu ke-en6 | Your merchant should be reliable. |
| 5 | [... u4]-me qu2-ur-bu-tim | ... the days of battle |
| 6 | [...] ki-ma | ... like |
| 7 | [... a]-na _dam-gar3_ | ... to the merchant |
| 8 | [ke-nim di2]-na#-ma | just judge |
| 9 | _ku3#-[babbar_ sza i]-s,e2-er | the silver that he will measure out |
| 10 | [_dam-gar3_ ta]-di2-a-ni | the merchant who gave |
| 11 | [u2 u4-me i-na] t,up#-pi3-ku-nu | and days on your tablet |
| 12 | lu#-up-[ta ...] x | “Lu-upta ... ... |
| 13 | x u2-la2 [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) |
| 14 | n _ma-na#_ | n minas |
| 15 | en-um-a-[szur3] | Enum-Assur |
| 16 | 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-[szu-ni i-li]-bi4 | 4 kutānu-garments for Ilibi |
| 17 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-a da-ar-ku | a soiled garment is to be worn. |
| 36 | sze2-na _tug2_ ku-ta-ni-szu-nu | the šēnu-garment and their kutālu-garments |
| 37 | a-szur3-ma-lik na-szi2 | Assur-mālik is responsible. |
| 38 | i-na e-ra-bi4-szu-nu-ma | at their entry |
| 39 | [_tug2 hi_-ti2 x x szu-nu] | They are ... garments. |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-x-[...]-x-szu-nu li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | May they ... them, may they pluck them up. |
| 2 | sze2-bi4 x x i-na u4!-mi3-im | ... on the day |
| 3 | sza [...] x bu-ni-ni di2-na-szu-nu ma szi2 | who ... ... their case ... |
| 4 | [...] be _ku3-babbar_-pi3 [...] | ... silver ... |
Sources & licences
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