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BIN 06, 028 (P297412)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297412 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03895 & NBC 06608 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma puzur4-{d}utu-ma a-szu-mi3 | Puzur-Šamaš speaks thus: |
| 3 | ha-na-na-ri-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | Hananarīm, about which you wrote me, |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma nu-sze2-szi2-ib-ba | Thus (says) ... |
| 5 | 9(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-ka3-lu-ni-a-ti2 | 9 minas of silver, the ukalunītu-officials, |
| 6 | i-na 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | from 8 minas of silver and 1/2 mina 1 1/3 shekels |
| 7 | _ku3-sig17_ a-ha-ma 5(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | together 5 1/4 shekels of gold |
| 8 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-szu-um 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | 1 mina of silver with its interest at 15 shekels per mina |
| 9 | ni-is-ha-at _ku3-babbar_ / sza i-na | the interest on the silver that in |
| 10 | _e2_ szu-ku-bi-im / i-ni-id-u2-[ni] | the house of Šukubum he gave |
| 11 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-hi-ib-la2-ma | 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 12 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / _an-na_ sza _dumu_ dingir-e-mu-qi2 | Thus he: the tin of the son of Ilī-emuqi |
| 13 | li-di2-na-ku-um mi3-ma u2-la2 | Let them give me whatever I want. |
| 14 | i-ta-ad-nam 1(disz) me-at 6(u) _ma-na_ | he has given. 100 60 minas |
| 15 | _uruda_ szi2-kam / i-szi2-im _gig_ la2-qa2-am | The copper is the price of the oil. The illness is taken. |
| 16 | qa2-bi-a-kum 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ bi-it-qa2-tum# | say to you: 40 minas of copper is the price |
| 17 | 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-qa2-ti2 a-wi-il5-ti2#-[im] | 30 minas of copper, aqātu-offerings of Awiltum |
| 18 | a-di2-in / mi3-ma a-nim i-li#-[bi4-szu] | “Admire, what is it that pleases him? |
| 19 | _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2#_ | therefrom: 1 1/3 minas 7 shekels |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im ku-ta-ni | the silver, the price of his booty |
| 21 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im# | 1 1/2 minas of refined silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-mu-[tim] | 2 1/2 shekels 15 grains of amutim-grain |
| 2 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi3-szu# | from the silver of his own |
| 3 | li-is,-he-er-ma / szi2-ti2# [_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu] | may he receive, and that of his silver |
| 4 | isz-tu2 li-mi3-im / a-hu#?-[wa-qa2?] | From the eponymy of Ahu-waqa |
| 5 | _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li a-di2 u4-mi3#-[im] | month: “Kuzallu until the day |
| 6 | a-nim 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ t,up-pu#-[szu] | 1 shekel each of silver is its tablet. |
| 7 | a-ma-na-im lu ta-ah-ri-im | “May the word be returned to me! |
| 8 | a-di2 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-li-ik-ma | up to 2/3 shekel I marched and |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 / li-isz-qu2-lu-ma | may silver and its interest be paid, and |
| 10 | t,up-pi2 / sza babila u3 t,up-pu-szu | Tablet of Babylon and his tablet: |
| 11 | di2-szu-ma / li-du-uk / szu-ma | May he kill him, he is |
| 12 | a-wi-lu-um / dingir-na-tam2 / e-pa2#-al-ka3 | The man is a god, he performs (the ritual). |
| 13 | a-ma-la / t,up-pe2 ha-ru-mu-tim | “Alā’a, the tablet of Ḫarumum. |
| 14 | sza a-ma-kam / i-ba-szi2-u2-ni | that there is |
| 15 | ra-bi-s,u2-um / szi2-bi li-isz-ku-szu-ma | “May the great one cut off his life, and |
| 16 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam-ma | May your extispicy come to me! |
| 17 | le-ti2-qam-ma / a-wa-tam2 la2-di2-szu-um | May he accept the word of his lackey. |
| 18 | a-bi a-ta be-li a-ta | My father, why, my lord, why |
| 19 | szu-ma / a-wa-tum im-tu3-at-ma | “He has sinned against the word, |
| 20 | _ku3-babbar_ i-ta-asz2-qal 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | the silver he shall weigh out, 12 2/3 minas |
| 21 | _ku3#-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma a-na | the silver is sealed and to |
| left | ||
| 1 | <<a-na>> ra-bi4-s,i2-im di2-in-ma a-na _e2_ | to the chief judge, and to the house |
| 2 | a-szur-ma-lik / lu-bi4-il5 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2-ka3 | Assur-mālik, let me carry the life of silver with you. |
| 3 | li-ib-szi2 u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam | May your heart and your spirit be at peace. |
Sources & licences
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