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BIN 06, 050 & BIN 06, pl. 082 050 (P297449)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 050 & BIN 06, pl. 082 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297449 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03759 & NBC 03936 |
| 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 ha-na-[na-ru-um-ma] | thus Hananarum: |
| 2 | a-na i-na-a qi2-[bi-ma] | Speak to me thus: |
| 3 | 1(disz) me-at 4(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim | 100 41 textiles of the hand, |
| 4 | qa2-du-um sza ka3-s,a-ri-[im] | together with the kaṣaru |
| 5 | szu-{d}en-lil2 u3-sze2-[ri]-ba-am | Šū-Enlil brought |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ 3(u) _tug2_ li-wi-tum | therefrom: 30 liwitu-garments |
| 7 | szi2-ti2 _tug2_ s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3 [1(disz)] me-at 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ | a šītu-garment of your garments, 111 garments |
| 8 | 1(disz) _tug2_ la2-ma ni-is-ha-tim | 1 garment, missing, nishtum |
| 9 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim sza ti2 na ah | in the palace of ... |
| 10 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum 1(u) 1(disz) u2 1/2(disz) _tug2_ | 5 1/2 nishtum-garments, 11 1/2 u-plants, |
| 11 | sza szi2-mi3-im _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) me-at 6(disz) _tug2_ | of the šimmu of the heart, 126 garments |
| 12 | a-na _dam-gar3#_-[ri-im] | to the merchant |
| 13 | ni-di2-in 1(u) _tug2_ sza li-wi-[tim] | 10 garments of liwītum wool |
| 14 | u3 5(disz) _tug2_ sza ka3-s,a-ri-[im x] | and 5 garments for the kaṣarû-service |
| 15 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza ka3-s,a-ri-[im ...] | 1 garment of kaṣārīm ..., |
| 16 | szu-{d}en#-[lil2 ...] | Šū-Enlil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x] _tug2_ [...] | ... garment ... |
| 2 | i-na 1(disz) me-at 1(disz) _tug2 sag10#_ [u3] | for 100 and 1 red garment |
| 3 | 5(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum [...] | 5 nishtu-garments ... |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ ka3 [...] | 1 a-1/2 minas at the gate of ... |
| 5 | il5-qe2-u2 szi2-ti2 _tug2_ s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3 | they took. That is the garment of your ṣibatu-garment. |
| 6 | 9(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ i-nu-mi3 | 95 garments at that time |
| 7 | ni-is-ha-tim sza dam-qu2-tim | the nišḫatum offerings of the good |
| 8 | i-su2-hu-ni / i-na [x x]-ri-im | he removed, in ... |
| 9 | [ta]-na#-pa2-la-ma u2 [x e]-li | you will wipe clean and ... over. |
| 10 | sza 1(u) _tug2_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ | of 10 garments, 1 1/2 shekels each, 15 shekel(s) |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na i-na-su2-en6 | the silver to Inasuen |
| 12 | ta-na-pa2-al u2-ul | you will not see. |
| 13 | i-na mu-nu-tim isz-lu-lu | in the night he smote |
| 14 | la2 i-de8 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | did not know 15 shekels of silver |
| 15' | [_tug2_] sza# a-ki?-[{d}x-e ...] | the garment of Aki- |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x] _gin2-ta_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ ni-is-ha-su2 nu-sza-asz2-qal | x shekels each, 15 grains of barley we shall measure out. |
| 2 | [a]-na 6(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-ki-de8-[e] | for 6 1/4 shekels 11 garments of akidê-flour |
| 3 | [x x]-um il5-qe2 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ [...] | ... took. 1/2 mina 5 shekels each ... |
| 4 | [n] _ma-na_ [x] ta# ni ka3 | n minas ... from the gate |
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