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BIN 06, 174 (P297403)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297403 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03886 |
| 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 lu [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | [...] x lu ni [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | [... x] _ma#-na_ la2 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...] | ... x minas less 2 shekels ... |
| 4' | [...] x ir 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | ... 1/3 mina ... |
| 5' | [...] i-ri-ha-ni a-na [...] | ... Iriḫani to |
| 6' | [...] ki-ma 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | ... like 3 2/3 minas of copper |
| 7' | [a]-di2#-i u3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | as far as 3 1/3 minas |
| 8' | [i]-na ra-ma-ni-a | by myself |
| 9' | [u2]-ra-di2-ma 7(disz) _ma-na_ | he enlarged, and 7 minas |
| 10' | [_uruda_ il5]-mi3-ti2 a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu | the copper of Ilmītu in their hands |
| 11' | [i-di2]-in# u3 szi2-ti2 | he gave, and the life |
| 12' | [...]-im | ...-im |
| 13' | [x x sza] u2-ka3-lu | ... which they will hold |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x _ansze_ u2 sza a-di2 | ... x hectares of land up to |
| 2' | [u4-mi]-im# a-nim is-hu-ru-ni | On the day that Anum returned |
| 3' | [e?]-mu-qa2-tam2 _uruda_ | a weapon of copper |
| 4' | [x x] x x u2-szi2-ru-ni-a-ti2 | ... they brought to me |
| 5' | [...] u4?-me la2 i-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2 | ... days that they did not give to me |
| 6' | [...]-e ra-qu2-tim | ... great ... |
| 7' | [...] x ri-im / ni-si2 | ... of the people |
| 8' | [...] sza# tam2-ka3-ri#-[im] | ... of the sea |
| 9' | [...] x ni a [...] | ... ... |
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