Unread Atlas
BIN 06, 092 (P297285)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | BIN 06, 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297285 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03716 |
| 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 | a-na ha-na#-[na-ri-im] | to Hananarim |
| 2 | i-di2-a-bi4-[im u2] | Iddin-abīm |
| 3 | na-zi qi2-bi4-ma# | Say: "Nazi!" |
| 4 | um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma# | Thus Šū-Ishtar: |
| 5 | _an-na_ i-na | the tin in |
| 6 | pu-ug-da-szu | his mouth |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-ni-nim il5-te2-qe2-szu | son of Aninim, he took him |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-wi-lam | Thus (says) the man. |
| 9 | a-ga-mi3-il5 a-di2 5(disz) u4-me | Agamil for 5 days |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ a-da-na-ku-nu-ti2 | the silver that I gave to you |
| 11 | a-pu-uh3 5(disz) u4-me | 5 days of apuh, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-li-ku a-di2 ma-la2 | I went as far as the sea. |
| 2 | u2 sze2-ni-szu | and his ears |
| 3 | i-tal-ku a-ni i-na | he went, and in |
| 4 | ba-ab2 ha-ra-nim | he conquered. |
| 5 | at,-hi-szu-ma um-ma | I approached him, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku-ma a-di2 a-a-e-im | I, together with the fathers |
| 7 | u4-mi3-im sza ta-na-x-[x x] | The day that you |
| 8 | zi-iq-ni up-na# [...] | “It is the rising of the sky, ... |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-[ma] | Thus he: |
| 10 | i-na a-x [x x (x x x)] | in ...... |
| 11 | u2 a-zi [...] | ... azi plant |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-li-tum i-li-kam | The šalītu-priestess came. |
| 2 | a-ta la2 t,a2-hu-a-ti2 | “Why are you not angry with me? |
| 3 | ma-la2-ku-nu | of yours |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.