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BIN 06, 260 (P297441)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 260 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297441 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03927 |
| 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' | du10-s,i2#-[la2-a-szur ...] | Duṣilli-Assur ... |
| 2' | a-di2 / x [...] | until ... |
| 3' | u2 a-na-ah-i3-li2# [...] | and Anaḫ-ilī ... |
| 4' | u2-bi4-il5-szu-um / um-ma [szu-ut-ma] | he raised him, thus he: |
| 5' | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-ti2 / _an-na_-ki-a | the silver of that of An, |
| 6' | u2 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a li-ik-nu-uk-ma | and my clothing be sealed, and |
| 7' | [...] x / a-di2 wa#-asz2#-bu-ni# | ... as long as he lives |
| 8' | [...] ma la2 ta?-ba-al-ki-ta2-ma | ... do not abandon the boat |
| 9' | [...] li-li-[x] | ... may he ... |
| 10' | [...] xx ni x x sza ki-ma | ... which like |
| 11' | [...] szu#-up-ra-ma | Send me ... |
| 12' | [...] / _tug2 hi-a_ | ... garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] t,up-pa2-am | ... my tablet |
| 2' | [...] li-il5-qe2-u2-ma | ... may they take, and |
| 3' | [t,up]-pa2#-asz2-nu li-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2 | Let them bring their tablets to you. |
| 4' | [u2 a]-ma-kam i-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu | and a word of his silver |
| 5' | li-qe2-a / a-na qar-wi-a | may he take, to my hero |
| 6' | qi2-bi4-ma / la2-mu-tam2 / mi3-ma | “Speak to me, I will die, what is it that you want to say? |
| 7' | a-li-ka3-kum / ma-a _ku3-[babbar]_ | to you, saying: “Silver |
| 8' | isz-tu3 [_mu 6(disz)]-sze3#_ [...] | From the 6th year ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... a]-lim{ki} / x [...] | ... of the city |
| 2 | [...] 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar?_] | ... 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | [...] ma / ni-di2-in | ... we will give. |
| 4 | [...] ma-la2 te2-er-ti-[...] | ... as much as the extispicy |
Sources & licences
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