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BIN 06, 179 (P297361)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297361 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03835 |
| 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]-ri#-im [a-sa3-nim ...] | ... Asanum ... |
| 2' | [x]-pi2-it / zi-mi3-zi | ... rise! |
| 3' | _na4# za-gin3_ / sze2-na / sza sa3-am-tim | lapis lazuli stone of the šenû of the sea |
| 4' | [ku]-nu#-ki-a / a-sa3-num / na-asz2-a-kum | The Asaŋum priestess is your servant. |
| 5' | [szi2]-ta i-s,a-ab2-ta-an | he will take that property |
| 6' | sza _na4 za-gin3_ / i-na li-bi | of lapis lazuli stone in the belly |
| 7' | ri-ik-si2-im / sza-ak-na-ni-kum | “It is a pledge of youršaknīm, |
| 8' | _ku3-sig17_ / a-na usz-<ha>-ni-a | gold for my foundation |
| 9' | sze2-bi4-lam a-ma-ni-im | send to me! |
| 10' | tak2-la2-ti2 / szu-mi3 / am-ti2-ka3# | My limbs, my name(?) of the sea |
| 11' | u2-la2 ta-za-kar3 a-x [...] | You sing, ... |
| 12' | a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3 a-x [...] | To your brother ... |
| 13' | a-ni-tum la2 a-ni-tum# [te2-er-ta-ka3] | Anitum, not anitum is your return. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | la2 i-la2-kam-ma / li-[bi] | he will not take it, and its limbs |
| 2' | a-ha-ti2-ka3 lam-n-[kum] | your aḫāti-offerings are sweet. |
| 3' | a-na a-wi-<lim?> u2 x [...] | to a man |
| 4' | a-na a-szur3 / pa2-ni-[ka3] | to Assur, your face |
| 5' | szu-uk-nam szu-na-tu3#-ni | šuknam (is) his name |
| 6' | la2 dam-qa2 / a-szur3 | the poor one of Assur, |
| 7' | usz-ta-na-ad-ka3 | he shall keep you in good health. |
| 8' | 1/2(disz) _gin2 na4 za-gin3_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 shekel of lapis lazuli stone, 3 1/3 shekels |
| 9' | pa2-pa2-ar-da-li-am | the scepter |
| 10' | qa2-qa2-da-at tu3-di2-na-tim | the head of the daughters, |
| 11' | x [...] x-a-a / e-zi-ib | Disregard that ... |
Sources & licences
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