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BIN 06, 037 (P297339)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297339 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03782 |
| 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 en-na-nim | to the lord |
| 2 | i-di2-a-bi4-im u3 id-na-a+szur | Iddi-abīm and Idna-Assur |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 4 | puzur4-a-szur-ma a-na#? | Puzur-Assur to |
| 5 | i-di12-a-bi4-im ki-[ma] | Idi-abīm like |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_ a-na] | 5 minas of silver for |
| 7 | s,i2-ib-tim | ṣibtum |
| 8 | al-qe2-u2-ni | I took. |
| 9 | sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | who like me |
| 10 | la2 te2-ri-isz | not to return, |
| 11 | i-na a-la2-ki-a | on the road |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2# _ku3#-babbar_ | the silver as much as the silver |
| 2 | la2-di2-na-ku-ma | I will give to you, and |
| 3 | ma-la2 u2-mi3-i | as much as the grass |
| 4 | sza _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 u2-ka3-i-lu-ni | of silver he weighed out, |
| 5 | u3 a-na-ku _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ | and I silver, as much as silver |
| 6 | la2-di2-na-ku-ma / ma-la2 | I will give to you, how much? |
| 7 | u2-mi3 sza u2-ka3-i-lu-ni | The day that he swore |
| 8 | u3 a-ta ka3-i-il5 | and from the source of Ka-il |
| 9 | <szu-ma> li-bi4-ka3 i-na a-la2-ki-a | <If> your ear in the road |
| 10 | s,i2-ib-tam2 i-s,e2-ri-a | the ṣibtam of the forest, |
| 11 | li-qe2 a-hi a-ta | Take away the brother of Aya! |
| 12 | a-wi-lum2 gi-mi3-lim | “Woman, befitting |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku gi-mi3-lam | I am a bride. |
| 2 | i-na s,e2-ri-ka3 | in your steppe |
| 3 | sza-ka3-na-am a-le-e | the ša-kanam of Alām |
Sources & licences
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