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BIN 06, 033 & BIN 06, pl. 081 033 (P297414)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 033 & BIN 06, pl. 081 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297414 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03898 & NBC 06575 |
| 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-[...] | to Puzur- |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma# | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2#-[...] | (Sum) I am the one who carries ... (Akk) I carry ... of the extispicy |
| 4 | a-na te2-er-[...] | to ... |
| 5 | u3 a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ [...] | and together with the silver ... |
| 6 | a-szur u3 il5# | Assur and Il |
| 7 | mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ x [...] | whatever silver ... |
| 8 | la2 u2-sze2-la2 za# | he did not bring. You |
| 9 | u2-s,i2-a-ma# | he brought out, and |
| 10 | u2-sze-ba-la2-[...] | he shall bring |
| 11 | mi3-ma zi-[...] | What is right? |
| 12 | la2 u2-sza-[...] | did not ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na [...] | in ... |
| 2 | isz-tu3 [...] | From |
| 3 | ta-asz-pu-[ra-am um-ma] | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma [...] | Why ...? |
| 5 | ta-sze2-e x [...] | Why ...? |
| 6 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ma x [...] | for silver ... ... |
| 7 | li-t,u3-lu-ni-ku-um#? | may they keep you alive! |
| 8 | i-bi-sa3-e a-ta la2 ta#?-[mar] | Look, why did you not see? |
| 9 | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ 2(u) _ma-na_ [...] | Instead of silver, 20 minas ... |
| 10 | a-mu-ru ut-ra-am | I saw a ghost. |
| 11 | i-na li-bi-ti2 a-szur | in the heart of Assur |
| 12 | i-na bu za? szi-im lu za am? | Among(?) the ..., may ... be ... |
| 13 | a-ma-kam szu-ma li-bi4-ka3 | It is the word of your heart. |
| 14 | te2-er-ta-ka | your rejoicing |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-li-kam-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | come, and 10 minas of silver |
| 2 | _e2 dam-gar3_ la2-al-qe2-ma | the merchant’s house took, and |
| 3 | a-na a-lim{ki} la2 wa ru x u2? | to the city |
Sources & licences
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