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BIN 06, 099 (P297301)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297301 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03734 |
| 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 | um-ma i-na-a-ma | Thus says he: |
| 2 | a-na i-di2-ku-bi4-im | to Idi-Kubum |
| 3 | a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 4 | a-szur-re-s,i2 u2 ti2-ta-a | Assurreṣi and Titaya |
| 5 | qi2-bi4-ma mi3-nam | speak! What |
| 6 | ma-da-tim | of the lands |
| 7 | lu-la2-pi3-ta-ku-nu-ti2 | I shall remove you. |
| 8 | {d}a-szur u2 a-mu-[ru-um] | Assur and Amurrum |
| 9 | i-la2 be#-[li-a] | the tribute of my lord |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-t,u3-[la2 ...] | May he live ... |
| 2 | la2 i-di2 [...] | I do not know |
| 3 | ma-ma-an sza | nobody |
| 4 | t,up-pi3-a u2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3 | a tablet and silver |
| 5 | a-na a-wa-tim | to a matter |
| 6 | la2 i-de8-u2 sze2-t,u3-ti2 | he did not know, slander |
| 7 | la2-qe2 mi3-nam a-qa2-bi4 | I will take, what shall I say? |
| 8 | na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim | supplications |
| 9 | ka3-la2-szi2-na | all of them |
| 10 | a-na s,u2-ha-ri | to the ṣuḫaru |
| left | ||
| 1 | di2-in-szi2-na u4-ma-kal2 | the judges, a day of abundance, |
| 2 | la2 i-[bi4-tu3] | without a claim |
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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