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BIN 06, 104 (P297314)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 104 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297314 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03752 |
| 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 puzur2-a-szur3-[ma a-na] | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 2 | nu-uh3-sza-tim [qi2-bi-ma] | speak favor! |
| 3 | a-bu-ki / a-su-mi3-ki [a-na] | Your father and your mother to |
| 4 | s,e-ri-a a-na a-ha-[zi-ki] | my steppe to you |
| 5 | isz-pu-ra-am u3 a-na-ku | wrote to me, and I |
| 6 | s,u2-ha-ri-a u3 na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 | ṣuḫarīya and the letter |
| 7 | a-s,e2-er / a-bi4-ki / a-szu-mi3-ki | Aṣer, your father, your mother, |
| 8 | a-na sze2-s,u2-i-ki | to your requisition |
| 9 | asz2-ta-ap2-ra-am a-pu-tum | I have written to you, O Apotropa. |
| 10 | i-na {d}utu-szi t,up-pi2 | by Utu her tablet |
| 11 | ta-asz2-me-i-ni / a-ma-[kam] | You heard me, it is a word |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-ki / pu-nu-[i-ma] | to your father you are responsible. |
| 2 | isz-ti2 s,u2#-ha#-ri-a | from the ṣuharû |
| 3 | ti2-ib-e-ma a-tal-ki-im | “Stand and go! (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
| 4 | we-da-ku / ma-ma-an / sza i-na | Whoever in the future, at any time, |
| 5 | re-sze2-e-a / i-za-zu-ma | The shepherd stands at my side. |
| 6 | pa2-szu-ra-am / i-sza-ka3-na-ni | he will place a scepter for me. |
| 7 | la2-szu / szu-ma isz-ti2 | he is ill, and with |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ri-a / la2 ta-li-[ki-im] | ṣuḫarīya |
| 9 | i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | in her womb |
| 10 | _dumu#-[munus_] wa-ah-szu-sza-[na] | daughter of Wahshushana |
| 11 | a-ha-az ah-[...] | I ... together ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 s,u-ha-ru-a [...] | and ṣuḫarūʾa |
| 2 | la2 ta-x-[x ...] | You should not ... |
| 3 | la2-tal-ka3-[am ...] | I will come back. |
Sources & licences
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