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BIN 06, 115 (P297445)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 115 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297445 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03931 |
| 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] | Speak to me thus: |
| 2 | um-ma ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur# | Thus (says) Mannu-balum-Assur |
| 3 | be-lum2-ba-ni | Bēl-bani |
| 4 | u2 su2-ka3-lum2-ma 3(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_ | sukkaluma-plant, 3 1/2 talents |
| 5 | _an-na_ u3 8(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | Anu and 81 kutānu-garments |
| 6 | qa2#-dum sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the qadum of the granary |
| 7 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 8 | i-na lu-qu2-tim sza a-szur-du10 | in the reedbed of Ašur-ṭab |
| 9 | [isz]-ti2 su2-ka3-lim ni-is-pu-[uh] | We have strewn offerings from the shrine Sukalim. |
| 10 | [... n 2(disz)] _gu2 an-na_ a-na | ... n 2 talents of tin for |
| 11 | [sza-la2]-tu3#-ar nu-sze2-[bi4-il5] | he will not raise a claim. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [_an]-na_ u2 _tug2-[hi-a_ sza] | tin and textiles of |
| 3' | i-za-ku-a-ni | he shall clear. |
| 4' | ni-ka3-na-ak-[ma] | we shall seal, and |
| 5' | i-na na-ap2-tu3 | at the opening |
| 6' | ha-ra-nim su2-ka3-lum2 | “Ḫarānum Sukalum |
| 7' | u3 szu-be2-lum2 i-na-szi2-u2-ni-ku-um | and Šū-bēlu will take it. |
| 8' | ha-ra-na-tum | Ḫaranatum |
| 9' | da-na / mi3-li-ik | Ana, he is pure. |
| 10' | _ku3-babbar_ mi3-li-ik | silver, half (of it) |
Sources & licences
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