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BIN 06, 072 (P297386)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297386 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03862 |
| 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 | [um-ma] i-na-a [...] | Thus ... |
| 2 | [u3 i]-ku-num-ma [a-na] | and he will weigh out, and to |
| 3 | [hu]-s,a#-ri-im qi2-bi-ma | Say “Ḫuṣarum!’ |
| 4 | isz-ti2 _an-na_{ki} qa2-at#-[ni] | from An, our hands |
| 5 | _1(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2-ta_ | 16 5/6 minas 8 shekels each |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ i-ni-di2-in-ma | for silver he gave, and |
| 7 | _sza#-ba 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-ku-num | therefrom 1 mina of silver Ikunum |
| 8 | il5-qe2 si2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 i-na-a | he took. That silver from there |
| 9 | i-ba-szi2 a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | there is a flood of your extispicy. |
| 10 | ku-ta-ni 5(disz) TA a-na i-ku-nim | 5 (measures of) kutānu-flour, from among them |
| 11 | ni-ta-na-di2-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ | we have given, and for silver |
| 12 | u2-ta-ar-szu-nu a-na-kam | he will return them. This |
| 13 | isz-tu3 _nig2-ka?_-si2 sza ka3-ri-im | from the account of the merchant |
| 14 | i-si2-u2-ni ku-ta-ni | he smote, he cut off |
| 15 | qa2-tam2 i-di2-u2-ma | a hand gave, and |
| 16 | sza qa2-su2 la2 i-di2-u2-ni | who did not give his hand, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _6(disz) ma-na TA ku3-babbar_ szi2-ti2 | 6 minas from that silver |
| 2 | qa2-ti2 mi3-tu3-ti2-ma | Hand of a Young Man |
| 3 | u2-ul t,a2-bi4-e-szu-nu | It is not good for them |
| 4 | a-na-kam sza isz-qu2-lu isz-qu2-ul | “Why is he lying down, lying down? |
| 5 | la2-[szu ...] _ku3-babbar_ ap2-szu | deficit: ... of silver, the Apsu |
| 6 | [...] u3 _2(disz) gin2-ta_ | and 2 shekels each |
| 7 | u3 [...] isz-tu3 _nig2-ka?_-si2 | and ... from the account |
| 8 | [...] u2-s,u2-bu-u2 | ... they brought out |
| 9 | [...]-ka3 | ...-ka |
Sources & licences
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