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BIN 06, 040 (P297241)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297241 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01889 |
| 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-n] puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | [u3 _gal_]-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | and the chief of Assur, speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] su2#-e-a-ma | Thus Su'ea |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma#-na# ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um | 1/2 mina of silver, ṣarupum |
| 5 | i-li-bi a-szur-du-ri | Its god is Assur-duri. |
| 6 | _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar 1(disz) _ma-na_ | son of Puzur-Ishtar, 1 mina |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-<pu>-um i-li-bi4 | the silver of Ṣarūpûm, its owner |
| 8 | [u2]-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur _dumu_ bu-ta#-[a] | Ushur-ša-Assur, son of Battaya |
| 9 | t,up-pu-szu-nu / ha-ru-mu-tum# | Their tablets are “Ḫarumūtum" (= Šumma Izbu XIV unknown). |
| 10 | _e2_ sza-te2-a / i-ta-ma-la2-ki-im | that house he has inspected |
| 11 | ka3-an-ku-ma s,a#-ba-at-ma <sze2>-s,i2-a-szu-nu | It is locked, it is seized, and they have fled. |
| 12 | _e2_ isz-te-2(disz)-en6 / i-ba-ri-ku-nu | the house of Ište-en, will divide between you |
| 13 | li-bi-szi2-u2 | may they be. |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szur-du-ri | the silver of Assur-duri |
| 15 | u3 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | and Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-asz2-qi2-la-ma / sze2-bi4-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 3 | sza be2-u2-la-ti2-su | of his slaves |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina of silver |
| 5 | [a]-be2#-[a]-li-im / ta-ah-si2-<sa3>-tu3-szu | Abe-alīm, his taḫsi-satu |
| 6 | [x x] _ma#-na_ | x minas |
| 7 | [x x] x [x] _ma#-na ku3#-babbar_ | ... minas of silver |
| 8 | [x] ra#?-tim szi2-im [...] | ... great(?) |
| 9 | [x] a-na _dumu_ bu-ta-a | ... to the son of Batâ |
| 10 | [x] di2 x a-di2-szu-um | ... with him |
| 11 | x 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 12 | i-li-bi dingir-kur-ub | Its god is Dingir-kurub. |
| 13 | _dumu#_ e-ra-di2 _igi_ du10-a-szur | son of Eradi, before Du-Assur |
| 14 | _dumu#_ puzur4-esz18-dar _igi_ ku-s,i2-a | son of Puzur-Ishtar, before Kushiya |
| 15 | _dumu#_ bu-zi-zi t,up-pu-um | son of Buzizi the scribe |
| 16 | sza# be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu | of his slaves |
| 17 | [u3?] ta-ah-si2-sa3-tu3-szu | and its taḫisisātu |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] i!-li-bi4 t,up-pi3 | ... Ilībi the tablet |
| 2 | [...] x-ba-szi2-u2 | ... ... |
| 3 | [...] x szu-nu-ma | ... they are |
Sources & licences
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