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BIN 06, 042 & BIN 06, pl. 082 042 (P297407)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 042 & BIN 06, pl. 082 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297407 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01897 & NBC 03890 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] a#-ba-ri# [...] | ... the sea ... |
| 3 | [um-ma] a-ta-ma a-na# [...] | Thus (says) ... |
| 4 | [_ku3]-babbar#_ ta-ad-na-ku [...] | The silver is given ... |
| 5 | [_sza3]-ba_ 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | therein: 11 1/2 minas |
| 6 | _dumu#_ e-na-ma-nim ta-[di2-in] | son of Enamānum, given |
| 7 | [x]-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ [1(u) 6(disz)] _ma-na_ 6(disz)? [_gin2_] | x-ti silver 16 minas 6 shekels |
| 8 | [a]-na#-ku ta-ad-na-ku i-na# | I am given, in |
| 9 | _ku3#-babbar_ sza a-ta / ta-ad-na-[ti2-ni] | the silver that he has given to us |
| 10 | [szi2]-im 5(disz) _tug2_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_ | the price of 5 garments, 5 minas of silver |
| 11 | [szu?]-esz18-dar i-x-x-la2-ku-um# | Shu-Ištar ... |
| 12 | [u2] a-ta szu-ma li-bi-ka3# | And thus your heart |
| 13 | [i?]-ma 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x [...] | and 12 minas of silver ... |
| 14 | [x] sza 1(disz)? lu-u2 1/2(disz) _ma-na#_ [...] | ... of 1 1/2 mina ... |
| 15 | [x] x en-um-a-szur a-na# [...] | ... Enum-Assur to ... |
| 16 | [x] x u2 1(disz)? t,up-pi3-szu# [...] | ... one(?) tablet |
| 17 | [x ta]-ah-si2-i2-tam2 [...] | ... a tahsītam ... |
| 18 | [x x] ad ga [...] | ... milk ... |
| 1 | [...]-szi2-ib-ma um-ma | ..., thus (says) |
| 2 | [a]-ta#-ma ke-na lu i-di2-nam | Why should he not give me a firm positive answer? |
| 3 | [x]-x-ke-er a-hi-u2-tim | ... the dependents |
| 4 | pa2-ni-sza-am i-na s,e2-ri-a | (Sum) My face in the steppe (Akk) In my steppe |
| 5 | la2-at,-ru-ud-ma u3 a-na a-ni-a-tim | he shall return it and to its owners. |
| 6 | a-tu3-nu-ma szi2-ba-ma a-szar us2-mu | “Atūnu, come to me, where I live! |
| 7 | ep-sza a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | My brother, why, my lord, why |
| 8 | szu-ma a-szar us2-mu pa2-ni-e u2-sza-ar-sza-ka3 | “If he is the place where he made my face tremble, |
| 9 | a-ma-la2 ta-le-e-u2 gu5-mu-ur-szi2# | “It is enough, it is enough! I want to bring it to her! |
| 10 | la2 ta-ka3-bi-si2 me-eh!-ri | You should not smear (it) on the ground. |
| 11 | sza a-szur-ma-lik lu-qu2-tam2# | of Assur-malik the luqutam |
| 12 | u2-ba-li-t,a2-ni ku-nu-ki-[a] | he made me live, my seal |
| 13 | lugal-su2-en6 na-asz2-a-kum | Lugal-Suen is your provider. |
Sources & licences
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