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BIN 06, 177 (P297353)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297353 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03800 |
| 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 [3(disz) _gin2] ku3#-[babbar_] | ... 3 shekels of silver |
| 2' | [ku-nu]-ki-a / su2-ka3-lum2 na-[asz2-a-kum] | Your seal is the seal of Sukalum. |
| 3' | a-ma-kam-ma / i-ba-ab | “Alas, he will die! |
| 4' | ha-ra-ni-a / a-ta-wa-kum | “Atawania, |
| 5' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Thus I: 1 mina of silver |
| 6' | sza sze2-bu-lim / a-na a-lim{ki} | of Šebūlim to the city |
| 7' | u2-sze2-bi-il5 / a-szi2-a-ti2 | he brought to me. |
| 8' | su2-ka3-lam / at,-ru-dam | (Sum) The šukalam priestess, the one whom I have sent (Akk) The sukalam priestesses are sent |
| 9' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma te2-er-ti2 | Thus (says) I: the extispicy |
| 10' | la2 i-ka3-s,a-ad | he shall not measure out. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i-pa2-ni-szu / li-di2-a-szi2-ma | may he give to her, and |
| 2' | la2-az-ku-ma | I did not stand, and |
| 3' | la2-at-be-a-ma la2-tal-kam | Let me speak, and let me go! |
| 4' | a-di2 / sza _ku3-ki_ / a-ni-a-am | as far as Kutha, this |
| 5' | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he sent me, thus I: |
| 6' | _ku3-babbar la2_ i-ka3-s,a-ad | the silver deficit shall measure out. |
| 7' | [a-di2] a-na-ku / a-na-kam / a-x [... x] | until I ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | ... does not return. |
| 2 | [...] x a-na-ku / u2-na-hi-du | (Sum) ... I am the one who brings ... (Akk) I bring ... |
| 3 | [... u2]-na#-hi-su2 | ... they smote him |
Sources & licences
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