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BIN 06, 081 (P297331)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297331 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03772 |
| 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 x]-x x [u3] | to ... and |
| 2 | [a-szur]-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma | Assur-idi, speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma x]-x-esz18-dar-ma | Thus ...-ištar |
| 4 | [lu?]-zi-na t,up-pi3 sza hu-bu-ul | Let me hang the tablet of the debts. |
| 5 | [pu]-da#-dim sza 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_] | ... of 17 minas of silver |
| 6 | u3 sza 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | and of 2 1/2 minas |
| 7 | _ku3-ki_ sza a-s,e2-er szi2-ip-ka3-at | of Kuta, who the way of the šipkāt |
| 8 | a-szur3-ma-lik ra-du-am | Assur-mālik, the great |
| 9 | qa2#-bi-u2 lu-zi-na | speak! Let me stand! |
| 10 | [u2-sze2]-s,i2#-am t,up-pu-u2-ma | He will bring out the tablet. |
| 11 | [...] x wa at-wu | ... ... I am |
| 12 | [...] x ku a wa | ... ... |
| 13 | [...]-mi3-lam | ...-milam |
| 14 | [...]-ta-ma | ... and |
| 15 | [...]-x-li-it | ...-li-it |
| 16 | [...]-tam2 | ...-tam |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-a sza-la2-sza-at | ... is full |
| 2 | [x x] x a-szur3-i-di2 | ... Assur-idi |
| 3 | [x x] x is,-ba-at-ma | ... seized and |
| 4 | [i]-sza#-ha-at a-szur3-i-di2 | Assur-idi received. |
| 5 | i-zi-za-ma um-ma | stands, thus says |
| 6 | a-szur-i-di2-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 | Assur-idima, your tablet |
| 7 | sza 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 17 minas of silver |
| 8 | t,up-pa2-am 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ | a tablet of 2 1/2 minas of silver |
| 9 | sza# a-s,e2-er szi2-ip-ka3-at | of the aṣer šipkāt |
| 10 | [x x]-x ra-du-am | ... great |
| 11 | [qa2-bi]-a-ti2-ni szu-su2-en6 | my words shall be heeded |
| 12 | [x x] x | |
| 13 | [x ma]-num#-ba-lum2-a-szur | ... Mannum-balum-Assur |
| 14 | [x x bu]-ru-usz-ha-tim | ... burušḫatum |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x x | |
| 2 | x x x | |
Sources & licences
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