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BIN 06, 090 (P297270)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297270 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03700 |
| 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 i-na-a | to Inâ |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | ta-ra-am-ku-bi-ma | you will love, and |
| 4 | [x] _tug2 hi-a sag10_-tim _diri_ | x good quality garments, extra; |
| 5 | [n 2(disz)] _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-ki-di2-e | n 2 garments of akidû-plant, |
| 6 | [n] 2(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | n 26 1/2 minas of lead |
| 7 | [x] at#? a-[...] | ... at ... |
| 8 | [x] x [x] szu [...] x | ... ... |
| 9 | [x] _gin2# ku3#-babbar_ [...] | x shekels of silver ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | mi3-szal2 _ansze_ | half a donkey |
| 2 | u3 mi3-szal2 _ku3-babbar_ | and half of the silver |
| 3 | _ansze hi-a_ il5-qe2 | donkeys he took. |
| 4 | 1(u) _gin2 ku3#-ki#_ ku-bu-ur-szi2-nim | 10 shekels of silver: Kuburšinum |
| 5 | u3 na-ab2-ri-tam2 | and the Nabritam |
| 6 | a-s,u2-ha-ar-tim | Aṣuhartum |
| 7 | sze2-bi4-lam na-ab2-ri-tum | Send me news! |
| 8 | [lu] ra-bi4-a-at / | may it be great! |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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