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BIN 06, 259 (P297329)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 259 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297329 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03770 |
| 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' | [...] x bi [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] um-ma x [...] | ..., thus |
| 3' | [... a]-mur-esz18-dar 5(disz) ma#-[na ...] | ... Amur-Ishtar 5 minas ... |
| 4' | [...] x-ku sza pi2-la2-ah-a-szur3 | ... of Pilah-Assur |
| 5' | [1(disz)] ne2#-pi2-szum 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 nēpišum stone, 5 minas |
| 6' | [ni]-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was scattered. |
| 7' | [ku]-nu-ku-ni u3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | and 10 minas of silver |
| 8' | ni#-is-ha-at 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 minas |
| 9' | _diri#_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni | extra Amurru-bani |
| 10' | u3 en-nam-{d}iszkur | and Ennam-Addu |
| 11' | na#-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | they shall carry for you. |
| 12' | sza#-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his šadū-assembly |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x] _gin2# ku3-babbar_ a-qa3-ti2 | x shekels of refined silver |
| 2' | [en]-nam#-{d}iszkur | Ennam-Addu |
| 3' | [ni-di2]-in szi2-ma-am | who gives the destinies |
| 4' | [x x] x-la2-ti2-szu sza-ma-szu-um | ... his ... is his name |
Sources & licences
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