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BIN 06, 196 (P297428)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297428 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03912 |
| 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 in-na-a [qi2-bi4-ma um-ma] | Speak to Inna, thus says |
| 2 | puzur4-i3-li2-ma ta#-[asz2-pu-ra-am] | Puzur-iluma, you wrote me |
| 3 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na# [...] | Thus (says) ... |
| 4 | a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it [...] ti2#-a | To Turḫumit ... life |
| 5 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / [_ki_ pi2]-la2-ah-a-szur | Thus I: from Pilah-Assur |
| 6 | ti2-i-ir-ti2 um-mi3-a-ni-a / mi3-ma | What is the tribute of her master? |
| 7 | i-li-ka3-kum um-ma pi2-la2-ah-a-szur-ma | came to you, thus Pilah-Assur: |
| 8 | _tug2 hi-a_ / dingir-szu-gal / ub-la2-ma / mi3-ma | a garment of Ilu-šūgal he brought, and whatever |
| 9 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 / ku-a-ti2 [u2]-la2# ub-lam | The ša-pārtam of the kûti he brought. |
| 10 | mi3-szu / sze2-li-ti2-ma / ma-a _dingir#_-szu#-_gal_ | “What is it that you want to do?’— I swear by Ilshu-rabi! |
| 11 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma wa-ar-ka3-ti2-a-[ma] | you wrote, and afterwards |
| 12 | u2-ha-a-at, / u2 ha-li-ip-ti2# | “It is swollen, it is full of tears. |
| 13 | a-na isz-te2-en / u2 sze2-na | to one another ... |
| 14 | iq-bi / u2 a-szar / ha# [...] | He said: "Where ...? |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [sza] ka3-ri#-[im ...] | of the kalû-festival ... |
| 2' | sza su2-en6-[...] | of Suen- |
| 3' | a-szar# _ku3-[babbar_ 1(disz)] _gin2_ [...] | where 1 shekel of silver ... |
| 4' | u2-sze2-s,i2-a-ku-ni-ma [...] | they brought out for me and |
| 5' | [...] _gin2_ a-na _dam-gar3_ / u2 ka3-ri-[im] | ... shekels for the merchant and the grain-heap |
| 6' | [...] x [...]-ni-im [...] | ... his ... |
| 7' | [...] _ki_ [...] | ... with ... |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | [...] | |
| 12' | [... asz2]-pu#-ra-[ku-ma] / isz-ti2 me-er-e | ... I wrote to you, and from the east |
| 13' | [...]-a-ni sza a-na szu-mi3-ka3 | ... which to your name |
| 14' | [...]-ip-tu3 la2 a [...] | ...-iptu |
| 15' | [...]-a / du#? x x [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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