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BIN 06, 197 (P297429)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 197 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297429 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03913 |
| 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 ...] hu za ar [x] | to ... ... |
| 2 | [u3 x] qi2-bi3-ma um-ma | and ... speak, thus |
| 3 | [...] ma ba-zi-tim-ma | ... the land was plundered |
| 4 | [...] _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a-sza sza qa2-bi4?-a?-ni | ... of her silver, which is said(?) |
| 5 | [...] x usz-ta-qi2-[il5] {d}iszkur-an-dul3 | ... he raised up. Iškur-andul |
| 6 | [x x]-tam2 i-zi-iz-ma sza _e2_ | ... stood and of the house |
| 7 | [pi3]-la2#-ah-esz18-dar _ku3-babbar_ sza i-a-ti2 | Pilah-Ištar, the silver that I |
| 8 | i-la2-ka3-ni / a-na _e2_ pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar# | to the house of Pilah-Ištar |
| 9 | isz-ta-aq-lu-szu / u2 qa2-tam2# | they have slain him, and the hand |
| 10 | sza a-szur3-na-da / a-na _e2#!?_ | of Assur-nada to the house(?) |
| 11 | a-lim{ki} a-na hu-bu-li-szu | of the city on his return |
| 12 | isz-ta-aq-lu-szu a-na-kam / _ku3-babbar_ | they have weighed out for him silver. |
| 13 | 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na ba-la2-t,i2!-ni / la2-szu / u2! | 1 shekel for our life, deficit, |
| 14 | s,u2-uh3-ru-um i-na bu-bu-tim | ṣuḫrūm (means) in cattle. |
| 15 | i-mu-a-at-ma la2 ta-sza-ra? [...] | (Sum) It is a storm that cannot be stopped(?) (Akk) It has a wind, do not stop(?) |
| 16 | a-di2 / a-i-im / u2-mi3-im / a-ba x | until ..., who ...? |
| 17 | la2 tu3#?-ha-da-ar-ni-[a-ti ...] | Do not be negligent, ... |
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