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BIN 06, 095 (P297291)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297291 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03724 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-hu-wa-qar-ma | Aḫu-waqar |
| 4 | 3(u) _tug2-[hi]-a_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 30 garments, 11 shekels of silver |
| 5 | hu#?-bu-lu-um ku-nu-ki#-a | Ḫubulum of Kunukia |
| 6 | [ar]-szi2#-ah na-asz2-a-kum | Arši-ah is yours |
| 7 | [_tug2_ isz]-te2-et / ra-qu2-tum | the garment ishtet / raqutum |
| 8 | [x x] x ku x [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-na _ku3-babbar_ / li-x-x-ma# | for silver ... |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | the silver to you |
| 3' | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 4' | a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 / pa2-ni-szu-ma | in your extispicy, his face |
| 5' | i-na hu-bu-li-a | on the road |
| 6' | li-is,-hi-ra-am | may he pluck up. |
| 7' | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| left | ||
| 1 | ki-ma ga-[...] | Like ... |
| 2 | ta-sza-[...] | You ... |
| 3 | szu#-a-ti2 x [...] | That one ... |
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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