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BIN 06, 106 (P297332)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297332 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03773 |
| 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 ...]-a | to ...a |
| 2 | [u3 sza ki-ma] i-a-ti2 qi2-bi-ma | And say to me as follows: |
| 3 | [um-ma] puzur4-a-szur3-ma | thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | x minas of refined silver |
| 5 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadānu-illness, |
| 6 | sza-bu ku-nu-ki-a | a sealed document |
| 7 | a-ha-ma 2(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ | together, 22 minas |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 9 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | its nishhasu-disease was eclipsed. |
| 10 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his head is high, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku-nu-ki-a mi3-ma a-nim | in your sealed document, whatever |
| 2 | lugal-su2-en6 na-asz2?-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Lugal-Suen, you are my friend. |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a | the one who multiplies extispicies, |
| 4 | sza ki i-a-ti2 szi2-ma-am | that according to my (own) opinion |
| 5 | [li]-isz#-u2-mu!-ma | may he hear, and |
| 6 | [lugal-su2]-en6 la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | Lugal-su-en shall not return |
Sources & licences
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