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BIN 06, 083 (P297450)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 083 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297450 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03937 |
| 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 pi2-la2-ah-a-szur a-[...] | To Pilah-Ašş̄r ... |
| 2 | hi-na-a i-na-a i-la2#-ap-ra2#-at-ba-ni | If he so pleases him, |
| 3 | <<u3>> a-szur3-na-da <u3> | Assurnada |
| 4 | en-na-su2-en6 um-ma esz18-dar-dingir-szu-ma | Enna-suen, thus Ištar-dingirszu: |
| 5 | 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ 1(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni | 2 talents of tin, 11 kutani |
| 6 | 9(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim 2(disz) _ansze_ | 9 high quality garments, 2 donkeys |
| 7 | sza ba-ri-ni a-na s,e2-er | that our father to the flock |
| 8 | i-la2-ap2-ra-at-ba-ni | Ilapratbani, |
| 9 | [a-na] a-szur-ba-ni u3 szu-a-ti2 | to Assur-bani and that |
| 10 | [x x]-lik [...] | ...-lik ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 2' | ku-sza-[ra ...] | ... a sandal ... |
| 3' | _ku3-babbar_ [...] | the silver ... |
| 4' | pa2-ni-u2 [x x] x [x]-ka3-ni | his face ... |
| 5' | en-na-su2-en6 t,u3-ur-da-nim | Ennasuen, Ṭurdanim, |
| 6' | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur | shall not return. |
| 7' | [... x] a-szur-na-da | ... Assur-nada |
| 8' | [isz-ti2 en]-na-su2-en6 li-li#-[kam] | from Ennasuen, may it be an ilī year |
| 9' | [...]-lik [...] | ...-lik |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] tu3-sza-asz2-me 1(disz) _tug2_ ma-[...] | ... you will give to them. 1 garment ... |
| 2 | [a]-na-ku qa2-qi2-di2 a-na [...] | I am a herdsman to |
| 3 | [...]-ri-ib-ma _an-na#_ [...] | ... ... and the heavens ... |
Sources & licences
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