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BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 (P297447)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297447 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03905 & NBC 03933 |
| 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 {d}utu-a-bi la2-li-a | to Šamaš-abī, my lord |
| 2 | u3 puzur4-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma | and Puzur-Ištar, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma | Ilī-alum speaks thus: |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum | 1 mina of tin, ašitum |
| 5 | isz-ti2 / a-sa3-nim sza _e2_ as2-qu2-dim | with the Asānum of the house of Asqudim |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum | 1 mina of tin, ašitum |
| 7 | u3 1(disz) szi2-it-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-i | and 1 šītrum-vessel of akīhu-plant, |
| 8 | isz-ti2 da-da-a _dumu gudu4_ | with Dadâ, son of the gudu priest |
| 9 | sza [su2-en6] u3 su2-en6-sag10 _szesz_-szu | of Suen and Suensag his brother |
| 10 | 1(disz) x [x] x _sag10_ / a-na | 1 ... of red wool for |
| 11 | [da-da-a] _dumu gudu4_ sza su2-en6 | Dadâ, son of the gudu priest of Suen |
| 12 | [x] ka3#-s,a-ar-szu | ... his guard |
| 13 | [... {d}nin?]-szubur isz-tu3 | ... Ninšubur from |
| 14 | [...] bu-ra-lim | ... of the būrālim |
| 15 | [...]-um _igi_ i-di-su2-en6 | ... before Idissu |
| 16 | [... ku]-ta-nu _sag10_ | ... is covered in hair: he will prosper. |
| 17 | [...] _sag10_-pi2-a-szur | ... Sagi-Assur |
| 18 | [x _tug2_] isz#-ti i3-li2-szu | x garments with his god |
| 19 | [x] ku#-ta-nu qa2-ab2-li-um | x kutānu-garments, inside |
| 20 | isz-ti2 / a-szur3-utu-szi | with her Assyrian |
| 21 | _dumu_ am-ma-a / 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ | son of Ammâ 13 shekels |
| 22 | _an-na_ / ma-szi2-tum | “It is a mountain’s |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 / nu-ur2-ki-li | together with Nūr-kīli, |
| 2 | sza _e2_ lugal._gi-na_ | of the house of Lugalgina |
| 3 | 2(disz) mu-s,a-ra-an sza a-ki-di2-en | 2 guards of Akidin, |
| 4 | isz-ti2 a-szur3-i-di2 | with Assur-idi |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na | son of Assur-malik, son of Luzina |
| 6 | 1(disz) mu-s,a-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-im | 1 guardian of Akīdum, |
| 7 | isz-ti2 x-[x x] _dumu#_ a-hu-wa-qar | with ... son of Ahu-waqar |
| 8 | _pa-du#_ [... x-esz18-dar] | ... ...-ishtar |
| 9 | 3(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_ x x-di2-tum] | 3 shekels of silver for ...ditum |
| 10 | isz-ti [... x a]-szur-utu-szi | with ... her Assyrian |
| 11 | _dumu_ szu-[... x]-ni-i-a | son of Šu... ...niya |
| 12 | 1(disz) _tug2_ isz#-[ti2 x] | 1 garment with ..., |
| 13 | 1(disz) mu-[...] _ma#-na_ | 1 ... mina |
| 14 | _uruda_ isz#-[ti2 x x x]-zi-na-a-a | copper with ...zinayu |
| 15 | a-hu#-[... x]-tu3-nu | Ahu-... ... |
| 16 | ku-sza# [...]-x | ... her skin |
| 17 | a-na# [x x] a-wi-li | to ... the man |
| 18 | a-ni-[u2-tim] ni#?-sza-ma | These are ours(?) |
| 19 | t,up x [...] a-wi-lim | Tablet ... of a man |
| 20 | x sza [...] | ... of |
| 21 | di2-na-ni-a-ti2-ma lu nu-bi4-il5-ki-ma | “Let me not raise you up, so that |
| 22 | e-ne2-szu / pi3-te2-a-ma | his word is opened, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ {d}a-szur3 u3 {d}nidaba li-ik-ru-[ba-am?] | before Assur and Nidaba may they pray. |
| 2 | sza i-da-na-ku-nu-ti2-ni / li-di2-na-ku-nu-<ti2> sza a-na | that he will give to you, that to |
| 3 | a-lim{ki} / pa2-nu-szu-ni um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na-ku-ma | of the city before him, thus he: I: |
| 4 | lu-bi4-il5 / lu-ub-lam | Let me raise, let me bring. |
Sources & licences
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