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BIN 06, 113 (P297436)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 113 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297436 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03922 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma i-na ni-ka3-si2 | Why, in the ni-kasi |
| 5 | ki-ma ku-a-ti2 asz2-ta-ha-at | I sat down like a cow. |
| 6 | u3 hu-bu-lam sza a-lim{ki} | and the ḫubulam of the city |
| 7 | qa2-ti2-ni-ma ta-sza-qal | you will raise our hands. |
| 8 | szu-ma li-bi-ka | “Has your heart |
| 9 | la2 ta-sza-ha-at | you shall not be negligent. |
| 10 | i-na szi2-hi-ti2-ka3 ni-ka3-si2-ka3 | In your rejoicing, we praise you. |
| 11 | [x]-x-ba al-qe2-ma a-na | I took and to |
| 12 | [isz]-te2#-en6 u3 sze2-na | a ritual arrangement and a šena offering |
| 13 | [a-di2]-in?-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | I gave, and garments |
| 14 | [ma-la2] na-da-im | the length of a stele |
| 15 | [...] u3# i-a-ti2 | ... and me |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-x | |
| 2 | [...] x i-sza | ... he is. |
| 3 | [...] ma-la2 | ... weighed out |
| 4 | [...]-x | |
| 5 | [...]-is | ...-is |
| 6 | [...]-a isz-tap-ku-u2 | ... they have sent |
| 7 | [...] x i-ta-di2 | ... he passed. |
| 8 | [...] ri#-ni | ... his own |
| 9 | [...] ki qa2-ti2 | ... with the hand |
| 10 | [...] u3 szi2-ta | ... and ... |
| 11 | sza# a-sza-ka3-na-ni | of Ašakanani |
| 12 | ni-ka3-si2 a-ni-u2-tim | the ni-kasi of Anu-tim, |
| 13 | la2 isz-qu2-ul a-szu-mi3 | he did not cut off my name, |
| 14 | s,u2-ha-ri-im szu-ma a-ta | ṣuḫarum means “he is from Āta. |
| 15 | pa2-nam | |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-ak-na#-ti2# a-na [a-hi-im] | šaknātu-offerings to the dependents |
| 2 | u3 eb-[ri-im ...] | and the Ebrim |
Sources & licences
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