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BIN 06, 109 (P297395)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297395 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03878 |
| 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 ha-na-na-ri-im | to Hananarīm |
| 2 | a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | Assur-mutabi-il |
| 3 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 [u2 x] | Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma [i?]-na#?-a-ma | speak! Thus (says) PN: |
| 5 | 5(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_ a-na a?]-ta#?-ta | 5 minas of silver for Atata |
| 6 | ha-bu-la2-ti2#-ma a-na#-[ku] | I am a slave |
| 7 | [qa2]-ta-tum / i-nu-mi3 a-na | Qatatum, when to |
| 8 | [...]-ur? da# u2#? x x [...] | ... ... grass(?) |
| 9 | [ma?]-al-u2 / um-ma a-ta-ma | ..., thus (says) ...: |
| 10 | [...] u2 me-er-[u2] a-[ta?-ta? ...] | ... and the mēru plant(?) |
| 11 | [...] x um-ma a-ma-at-ka3?-ma | ... thus your word(?) |
| 12 | [a-na] _ku3-babbar_ ra-bi4-s,u2-um | for the silver of the mayor |
| 13 | [i-di2-in] a-ta-ta | gave. Atta |
| 14 | [...]-ma _ku3-babbar_ | ... and silver |
| 15 | [... la2]-al-qe2-ma | ... I took, and |
| 16 | [...]-ma x a | ... and |
| 17 | [... u2]-sze2-s,i2-ma# | ... he brought out and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | n _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | n minas 2 1/2 shekels |
| 2 | [...]-ta-ka3 | from ... |
| 3 | [...]-im ki-ma | ... like |
| 4 | [...]-ri-im | ...-rim |
| 5 | [...] _maszkim_-s,i2 / s,i2-ib-tam2# | ... is an oath: prosperity. |
| 6 | [u2]-s,a-ab2 a-hi a-ta la2 ta-[...] | He seized the brother, you did not ... |
| 7 | [u3?] a-na-kam ta-na-me-[...] | And why ...? |
| 8 | [t,up]-pu / da-nu-ni _ku3-babbar_ | Tablet of Anuni: silver |
| 9 | [...]-tum a-szar al-ta-na-qe2-u2 | ... where I have taken. |
| 10 | [...]-i-id li-ba-ka3 | ... of the heart |
| 11 | [la2] im#-ra-as, lu-qu2-tam2 | he cut off the deficit, the luqutam |
| 12 | sza a-ba-ki-im ab2-ka3-ma | of Aba-kim, the cow |
| 13 | a-_ku3-babbar_ lu-ta-e-ru-ma | they shall return the silver. |
| 14 | a-szar _ku3-babbar_ al-ta-qe2-u2 | where I took the silver |
| 15 | lu nu-ta-e-er a-na-kam | Why do you not return? |
| 16 | a-na am-ti2-ka3 um-ma | To your mother, thus: |
| 17 | a-na-ku-ma szi2-im 1(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2 | I, and the price of 10 garments |
| 18 | sza ha-na-na-[ri-im ...] | of Hananarīm ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-[lam ...] | Send me ... |
| 2 | a-na _dam-[gar3_ ...] | to the merchant ... |
| 3 | asz2#-qul2#? [...] | Ašqul ... |
Sources & licences
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