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BIN 06, 114 (P297442)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297442 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03928 |
| 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 i]-na#-a qi2-bi-ma | Say to him thus: |
| 2 | [um-ma {d}]utu-du10-ma | Thus (says) Utu-du |
| 3 | [i-na] {d}utu-szi / sza i-ku-pi2?-a | by Šamaš that Ikupiya |
| 4 | [e]-ra-ba-ni / u4-ma-kal2 | he entered, he will make the day long. |
| 5 | la2 i-bi-a-at | is not available |
| 6 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 7 | t,u3-ru-su2 / a-di2 _tug2 / hi_-ti2-a | ṭurusu-garments, together with a cloth of my sins, |
| 8 | sza a-ma-kam i-ba-szi2-u2-ni | that there is |
| 9 | a-bi a-ta / be2-li | My father, what has my lord done? |
| 10 | a-ta _tug2 hi_-ti2 / a-na _ku3-babbar#_ | from this garment for silver |
| 11 | [ma]-la2 i-<<ni>>-du-nu-ni | as much as they will give |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ / ku-nu-ku-ma | the silver is sealed, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze2#-bi-lam | send me! |
| 2 | ku-s,u2-um / i-si2-ni-iq-ni-a-ti2-ma | “It is cold, they are shivering, and |
| 3 | e-lu-tum | upper |
| 4 | i-ib-te2-re | shall return. |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ka3 u2 e-ma-ru-ka3 | Your rejoicing and your wailing |
| 6 | szal2-mu / a-na-kam isz-tu3 | What is safe? From |
| 7 | ha#-hi-im a-na ti2-me-el-ki-[a] | “Ḫā’im to Timelkû |
| 8 | [1(disz)]{isz#-te2-na} u2 2(disz){sza-na} | 1 pair of shoes, 2 pairs of shoes |
| 9 | [x]-x-ru / usz-ta-lu-hu | ... they are constantly frightened |
| 10 | [x x] ta#-asz2-pu-ra-ni | ... you wrote to me |
| 11 | [...] sze2#-bu-lam | ... to be poured out(?) |
| 12 | [...] te2-er-ta-<ka3> | ... to return |
| 13 | [li-li]-kam#-ma | let him come, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | [uz]-ni# / pi2-te2 [... x x x] | ... her ears ... ... |
| 2 | [x x] x _an-na_ [...] | ... tin ... |
Sources & licences
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