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BIN 06, 188 (P297242)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 188 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297242 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01891 |
| 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 ...] x x | to ... ... |
| 2' | [... u3] puzur4#-a-szur3 | ... and Puzur-Assur |
| 3' | [qi2-bi-ma um-ma ...]-bu-ma | Speak! Thus ... |
| 4' | [ma-s,a-ar-tam2 sza x-x-a]-szur3# ip-te2-u2-ma | the guard of ...-Assur opened, and |
| 5' | [lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_] lu# t,up-pe3-e lu ta-ma-la2-ki | Be it silver or gold, be it tablets or you will weigh out. |
| 6' | [2(disz){szi2-ta}] i-le-en6 sza _uruda_ mi3-ma | 2 shekels of copper, whatever |
| 7' | a-nim a-na en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim | to Enna-suen, son of Ili-alim |
| 8' | ip-qi2-du / a-na-ku isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na | he has appointed, and I from her family |
| 9' | a-li-kam-ma en-na-su2-en6 as,-ba-at-ma | “Come, I have seized him, and |
| 10' | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_ lu t,up-pe2-e lu | or silver or gold or tablets or |
| 11' | ta-ma-la2-ke-e 2(disz){szi2-ta} i-le-en6 | Tamalakke 2 times he will compensate. |
| 12' | [...] a x x dam-qa2 [...] | ... good ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-szu-mi3 / il5-we-[da-ku] | Ašumi, I am ilwedaku |
| 2' | _dumu_ szu-a-szur / t,up-[...] | son of Shu-Assur, ... |
| 3' | li-bi4-ka3-ma / x [...] | May your heart be at ease ... |
| 4' | u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3-a / [...] | and the silver of my father ... |
| 5' | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a-ma qa2-at# [...] | with silver, the hand of ... |
| 6' | [x] x-a / im-lu-u2-ma / i-tur4 [...] | ... filled and turned ... |
| 7' | [x x] isz-qu2-ul-ma / t,up-pi3 u2-sze2-[...] | ... he weighed out and a tablet ... |
| 8' | [x x] sza mi3-ma la2 ha-<bu>-la2-ku-ni / ma x qa2-ti2 | ... of whatever you do not bring, ... hand |
| 9' | [...] ki#?-a / a-szur-{d}utu-szi a-s,e2-er | ... Assur-šamaš, the shepherd |
| 10' | [...] x ub-lu-ma / _tug2 hi-a_ | ... he brought ... and the clothing |
| 11' | [... sza] ki-ma i-a-ti2 | ... who like me |
| 12' | [...]-a i-ra-de8-a-ni | When he brings ... to you |
| 13' | [...] x / u3 mi3-szi2-ih-tam2 | ... and a famine |
| 14' | [...]-s,e2-er | ... he will go out |
| 15' | [...]-x | |
| 16' | [...]-ra-ni | ... his |
| 17' | [...]-mu-u2 | ...-mu |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... s,i2]-li2-esz18-dar / igi [...] | ... Ṣillī-Ištar |
| 2 | [...] x | |
Sources & licences
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