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BIN 06, 195 (P297426)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 195 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297426 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03910 |
| 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# [...] | Thus ... |
| 2' | u2 sza [...] | and of ... |
| 3' | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na#_ | 12 minas |
| 4' | i-ta-x [...] | ... ... |
| 5' | szal2-t,i2-a a-[...] | (Sum) The one who ... my booty (Akk) My booty |
| 6' | usz-ta-bu u2? [...] | they sat down, ... |
| 7' | u3 a-na 9(disz) x [...] | and for 9 ... |
| 8' | szi2-ip-ka3-ti2-a x [...] | My šipkātu prayers |
| 9' | _e2#_-be2-<<be2>>-ti2-a ut-[...] | In my ... house |
| 10' | u3 mi3-ma i-szu-u2 [...] | and whatever he has |
| 11' | i-ta-na-di2-nu _ku3-[babbar?_] | they have given. The silver |
| 12' | da-pu-ur-tam2 i-[...] | (Sum) The scepter(?) ... (Akk) The dapper one ... |
| 13' | um-mi3-a-ni-a la2 ar-[...] | His mother did not ... |
| 14' | be-lu-a a-tu3-nu i-na x [...] | My lord, you in ... |
| 15' | u3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza a x [...] | and 1 shekel of silver ... |
| 16' | ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ u3 2(u) _ma#-na_ | instead of silver, 10 minas and 20 mina |
| 17' | da-pu-ur-tam2 a-ra-szi2 x [x] x | “Purtam, I want to ... for you’ |
| 18' | sza-s,u2-ur# a-bi-a la2 i-ha#-liq#? | The guard of my father will not be destroyed(?) |
| 19' | u3 [a-na-ku] i-na re-szi2-ku#-nu# | and I at your disposal |
| 20' | a-za-zu a-tu3-nu-ma | I am your servant, you are our servant. |
| 21' | mi3-il5-ka3 a-szu-mi3 | Illka, my father, |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | ni-ka3-si2-a a-na ka3-ri#-im# | the ni-kasīya to the karim |
| 2' | al?-kam?-ma# um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | Come, thus says Atunu. |
| 3' | _e2#_{[ta-ti2}-szu sza-li-su2] | his second house |
| 4' | u3 mi3-ma i-szu-u2 um-mi3-a-nu-szu | and whatever he has, his mother |
| 5' | i-ta-ab2-lu a-wi-lam | he has brought, a man |
| 6' | e-ri-szi2-szu-ma usz-ta-zi-zu | Erišīšu raised him up, |
| 7' | e-na-na-tim isz-ti2 | the years with |
| 8' | ka3-ri-im er-sza-ma x [x] | The karīm priestess, the mother ... |
| 9' | ni-ka3-si2 szu-uh-ta# | ni-kasi, šuḫ |
| 10' | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu [...] | My brothers, Atunu |
| 11' | u3 sza?-s,u2?-ur a-[bi] | and the šaṣur(?) of the father |
| 12' | ki-ma x li [...] | Like ... |
| 13' | a-ma-kam mi3-il5#-[ka3] | by the word of Illika |
| 14' | ni-ka3-si2-szu# | his ni-kasišu |
| 15' | sza asz2-qu-lu [...] | that I had plundered |
| 16' | sza a-ta? [...] | of the water(?) |
| 17' | szu-hu-bu-[ur] | Šuḫubur |
| 18' | a-na sza-[...] | to ... |
| 19' | a-di2-in#? | I gave. |
| 20' | ki x [...] | ... place |
| 21' | a x [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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