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BIN 06, 055 & BIN 06, pl. 083 055 (P297415)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 055 & BIN 06, pl. 083 055 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297415 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03780 & NBC 03899 |
| 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 | um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma a-na | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Say to Amur-Ištar: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | 1(u) 1/3(disz) _gin-ta_ a-na _tug2 hi-a_-ti2-ka3 | 10 1/3 shekels for your garments |
| 5 | [x x] x u3 esz18-dar-ka3-ku-bu-um | ... and Ištar-kakum |
| 6 | [...] la? 9(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2 e-li-[isz] | ... not? 9 shekels each and above |
| 7 | [... x]-ri-szu [...] | ... his ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] _ku3#-babbar_ a-na-kam u2-ka3-i-lu | ... of silver is to be weighed out. |
| 2' | a-s,e2-er puzur4-a-szur3 u3 dan-[a-szur3] | expeditionary force of Puzriš-Assur and Dannassur |
| 3' | 1(disz) _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim / ke-nam | 1 son of Ummi-anim, ke-nam, |
| 4' | t,a2-hi-ma mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-nim | a profit, and whatever silver |
| 5' | szu-ta-as,-bi4-ta-ma / a-na | Šutaṣbīta, to |
| 6' | 1(u) 2(disz) ha-am-sza-tim / t,up-pa2-ka3 | 12 hamšātum-containers of tablets, |
| 7' | hi-ir-ma / i-na t,up-pi3#-szu <s,i2>-ib-tum | <If> he is negligent, he will be released from his tablet. |
| 8' | lu wa-du-u2 / dingir-szu-i-di2-in | Be it a wadû priestess, |
| 9' | ha-ra-num / ki szu-mi3-sza | Haranum, with her own name |
| 10' | szu-ma 1(disz) _iti-kam_ u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ | If for 1 month and 2 months |
| 11' | e-ta-at-qu2 / s,i2-ib-tam2 | (Sum) She has slain (Akk) I have sinned, I have been slandered |
| 12' | u2-la2 a-la2-qe2 | he shall take. |
| left | ||
| 1 | szi2-im / [...] | The price ... |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu#-[uk-ma sze2-bi-lam] | Seal the silver and send it to me! |
| 3 | li#-[bi li-ih-du] | May its heart rejoice. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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