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BIN 06, 030 (P297425)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 030 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297425 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03909 |
| 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 a-szu3-i-di2-ma | Thus Ašu-idi: |
| 2 | [a]-na a-szur-na-da | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | [qi2]-bi-ma sza-am-sza-am | speak! |
| 4 | [sza] 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | of 15 shekels of gold |
| 5 | [a]-na# {d}nin-szubur ha-bu-la2-ku | to Ninšubur, the robber |
| 6 | [i]-pa2-ni-tim i-nu-mi3 | a substitute. At that time |
| 7 | ta#-li#-ka3#-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma | "Come, I myself |
| 8 | [a]-na mi3-nim sza-am-sza-am | what else? |
| 9 | la tu3-ub-lam um-ma a-ta-ma | Do not bring, thus (says) “Why |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ u3-la ma?-s,a-at | 15 shekels is not enough |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma szi2-ma-am | Thus (says) I: hear |
| 12 | sza-a-ma ta-er-ma | that one, return, and |
| 13 | i-na e-ra-bi-ka3-ma | at your entering |
| 14 | sza-am-sza-am sza 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | shamsham of 15 shekels |
| 15 | _ku3-sig17_ e-pu-usz-ma | gold I made, and |
| 16 | sze-bi-lam isz-tu3 | send me! From |
| 17 | sze2-pi2-ka3 pa2-ni-tim | (and) the šēpî-workers of the pre-eminent |
| 18 | tu3-usz-ta-na-ab2-la#-ka3-at | you will leave for him. |
| 19 | a-na mi3-nim | what else |
| 20 | ik-ri-bi tu3-ka3-al | you will hold back its prayer. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-hi-id-ma sza-am-sza-am | he weighed out, and the šammu |
| 2 | e-pu-usz-ma | he did, and |
| 3 | i-pa2-nim-ma sze2-bi-lam | Send me a report! |
| 4 | u3 szu-ma u3-tu3-ra-u2 | and that he returned, |
| 5 | i-ba!-szi2 a-qe3-er-bi-ma | I took, and |
| 6 | i-di2 _tug2 hi_-ti2 sza ik-ri-bi | the rent of the fine garments of the offerings |
| 7 | sza a-szur3 a-na mi3-nim | What is it that Assur says? |
| 8 | i-ba-la-ku-tu3 a-di2-ni | they shall carry out. As long as |
| 9 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ la i-tu3-ru | for silver he has not returned |
| 10 | 1(disz) me-at 9(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2 | 1 hundred 930 garments |
| 11 | i3-li2-a-lum2 u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku | Ili-alum and Assur-taklāku |
| 12 | u3-sza-ab2-szi2-lu-ni-kum | he shall make you |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu | their silver |
| 14 | _e2_ ma-nim i-ba-szi2 | a man’s house there is |
| 15 | a-na _dingir_ / dam-qa2-at | to a good god |
| 16 | i-na bu-ul-t,i2-a-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | in my recovery silver |
| 17 | sza-ni-u2-tum u3-la-pu-tu3 | a second one they shall remove. |
| 18 | u3? szu-ma sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im | and that of the merchant |
| 19 | [x]-x-ri-a-ma sze2-bi-lam# | Send me ... |
| 20 | [szi2]-ma#-am la-asz2-a-ma | there is no fate, and |
| 21 | lu-ta-e-ra-kum | I will return to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 [...]-x u3-la a-ma-sza-ah-ka3 | and ... I will not raise you. |
Sources & licences
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