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BIN 06, 101 (P297303)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297303 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03740 |
| 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 | um-ma ka3-[ru-um] | thus Karum |
| 2 | ka3-ni-[isz3-ma] a-na | Kanishma to |
| 3 | ka3-ri-im [x] | the quay ... |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma mi3-[szu] | speak! What is it that he has done? |
| 5 | sza i-nu-mi3 sza#?-[{d}a-tam2] | that when Ša-Atam |
| 6 | sza ka3-ri-im ka3-[ni-isz3] | of Karim, Kanish |
| 7 | tu3-sza-da-a-ni | you will give to me. |
| 8 | ma a-wi-lum2 i-qa2-[bi-(u2)] | “The man will say. |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma lu-qu2-tum | Thus (says) Luqutu. |
| 10 | sza _dam-gar3 dam-gar3_ | of the merchant, the merchant |
| 11 | i-na ka3-ni-isz3 | in Kanish |
| 12 | da-tam2 i-sza-qal#? | he will weigh out the silver. |
| 13 | um-ma a-tu3#-nu#-ma | Thus Atunu: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ / [zu-uk-ra] | the name of the merchant of Zukra |
| 2 | mi3-ma szu-mi3 _dam-gar3#_ | whatever name of the merchant |
| 3 | be-el lu-qu2-tim | the lord of abundance |
| 4 | la2 i-za-qar szu-ma [...] | he will not raise a claim. If |
| 5 | a-wi-lum2 | a man |
| 6 | i-na li-bi4-ku-[nu] | in your presence |
| 7 | wa?-s,i2-i / _gir2_ | “Sealed(?) by a knife |
| 8 | sza a-szur3 li-[it-ma-ma] | of Assur may he know, and |
| 9 | lu-qu2-tum lu-[...] | “Luqutum, let me |
| 10 | _ki_ il5-[...] | from Il-... |
| 11 | a-na x [...] | to ... |
| 12 | x {d}[...] | ... of |
| 13 | nu-sza-[...] | We did not ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | _dam-gar3_ sza#-qi2-il5 da-tim | merchant of Ša-qi-il, the mighty |
| 2 | x x x ga ar | ...; |
Sources & licences
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