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BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, pl. 083 054 (P297418)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, pl. 083 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297418 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03779 & NBC 03902 |
| 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 i-na-a u3 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | to Ina and Enlil-bani |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma a-lu-la2-a-ma | Speak, thus Alula: |
| 3 | u3 szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi2-ma | and Šumum-libši |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_-ti2 sza a-ki-di2-e | 15 garments for the akīdû-festival, |
| 5 | sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | of Enlil-bani, |
| 6 | dingir-ba-ni _dumu_ ma-ni-a | Ilum-bani, son of Maniya |
| 7 | e-zi-bu-ni-a-ti2-ni | they left for me. |
| 8 | [sa3]-su2-um / il5-ta-pa2-su2-nu-ma | “Sasûm, they have sworn by them, and |
| 9 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 10 | [...] li [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... ma]-hi!-ri-im | … received. |
| 2' | ki-ma [_ku3]-babbar_ la2-szu-ni!? | instead of silver he shall pay. |
| 3' | [_ku3]-babbar_ nu-sza-asz2-qa2-al-ma | the silver shall not exceed, and |
| 4' | nu-sze2-ba-lam dingir-ba-ni | Ilum-bāni, |
| 5' | _dumu_ ma-ni-a szi2-bi4 isz-ku-ni-a-ti2 | son of Maniya, the šubītu-officials |
| 6' | um-ma szu-ut-ma i-na _tug2_-ti2 | thus he: in garments |
| 7' | qa2-ti2 i-na-a sza-ak-na-at | The hand is placed there. |
| 8' | t,up-pe3-e sza 3(disz) _dumu_{me-er-e} | Tablet of 3 sons |
| 9' | um-mi3-a-nim ni-ih-ri-mu | My master, my friend, |
| 10' | a-szar a-lu-la2-a | where Alulaa |
| 11' | a-na na-ab2-szi2-im | to Nabšim |
| 12' | ne2-zi-ib mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Disregard that silver |
| 13' | szu-ma-li-ib-szi2 | Šuma-libši |
| 14' | ga-ma-ar-szu [u2-la2 il5-qe2] | his share he shall take. |
Sources & licences
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