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BIN 06, 031 (P297435)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297435 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03921 |
| 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 pi2-la2-ha-a puzur2-[i3-li2] | for the balaŋ drum of Puzur-ilī |
| 2 | ni-ma-a-szur da-da-a | Nimā-Assur, Dadâ, |
| 3 | [u2] ta-ri-isz-ma-tim qi2-bi4-ma | and Tarišmātum, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma | thus Enlil-bani: |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-<is>-ha-su2 _diri_ | 15 minas of silver, nishasu-tax, extra |
| 6 | sza-du-a-su2 / sza-bu ku-nu-ki-a | His šaduāsu-disease (is) the ‘heart’ of the sealed document. |
| 7 | da-da-a na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Dadâ is yours. |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ a-nim a-ma-kam | the harvest of silver is mine, |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ da-da-[a] | 15 minas of silver: Dada |
| 10 | li-isz3-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ma | may they pluck you up, and |
| 11 | isz-te2-ni-isz 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | together: 30 minas of silver |
| 12 | qi2-ip-ti2 / da-da-a i?!-_ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2 | Hand of Dadâ |
| 13 | sza-ak-na-at i-sza-ha-at da-da-a | “He is placed, he is seated, the Dadâ-goddess, |
| 14 | i-zi-za-ma szi2-ma-am | Stand and hear! |
| 15 | [sza] ba-la2-t,i2-szu a-na | of his life to |
| 16 | [a]-me-er / e-ni-szu da-da-a | “Woe, his word, the Dadâ, |
| 17 | li-isz-am-ma i-na | may he ask, and in |
| 18 | [il?]-qu2-ut / 3(u) _ma-na ku3#-babbar#_ | 30 minas of silver |
| 19 | ba-ab2 a-bu-lim qa2#-[at-ku-nu] | Received by Abum-līm. |
| 20 | [szu]-uk#-na-ma [lu-qu2-tam2] | place, and I will die! |
| 21 | a-s,e2-ri-a / lu-ub-lam | let me bring into the steppe! |
| 22 | a-ha-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17#_ | together, 2/3 mina of gold |
| 23 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadānu-illness, |
| 24 | sza-bu ku-nu-ki-a u2 ku-nu-ki#-szu# | The šabu of the sealed document and the seal of his sealed document |
| 25 | da-da-a na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Dadâ is yours. |
| 26 | a-ha-ma 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_ sza ik-ri-bi4-a | together 5 minas of silver that I weighed out |
| 27 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ [ku-nu]-ki-a | a nishasu-disease, a cloud covered your neck. |
| 28 | sza-du-a-su2 / sza-bu | šadū-asû means “to live. |
| 29 | da-da-a / na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Dadâ is yours. |
| 30 | a-na 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [sza] ik#-[ri-bi4-a] | for 5 minas of silver that I weighed out |
| 31 | [a]-ma-nim [...] | The word ... |
| 32 | ta-t,a2-hi-a a-ha-[ma] | you have fought each other |
| 33 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na ta-ri#-[isz-ma-tim] | 1 mina of silver for the tarišma-tax |
Sources & licences
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