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BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 (P297451)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297451 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03874 & NBC 03938 |
| 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 in-bi-esz18-dar-ma | Inbi-ištar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na zi-zi-i la2-qe2-ep | I have taken it as a loan. |
| 3 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur u3 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur | Uṣur-šār and Ṣilla-Adad |
| 4 | a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Ṣillī-Adad: |
| 5 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 6 | a-szur-ma-lik / a-di2 / _ku3-babbar_ | Assur-mālik, together with the silver |
| 7 | [la2] isz-qu2-lu / _la2#_ tu3-ser2-szu-ma | you rub him with a bandage, and then |
| 8 | [...]-la2#-ak | ... he did |
| 9 | [...]-a-szur _ku3-babbar_ | ...-Assur the silver |
| 10 | [...] a-ta | ... from the water |
| 11 | [... i-ku]-pi3#-a-szur | ... Ikūpi-Assur |
| 12 | [a-pu-uh3 ...] x _ku3-babbar_ | ... ... silver |
| 13 | [sza]-asz2-qu2-[lim? u3] t,up-pi3-im | and a tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza# szi2-bi4-a / ha-ra-mi3-im | of the šibiŋ priestess of Haram |
| 2 | a-wa-ti2-a / te2-zi-ib-ma | “Separate my words! |
| 3 | a-[na] zi-zi-i / u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a+szur | to Zizî and Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 4 | ta-ti2-hi-id / isz-tu3 | you have repaid. From |
| 5 | u4-mi3-im / a-nim / a-di2 | The storm ... |
| 6 | la2 te2-er-ti2-a / u3-ul szu-nu-ma | they are not slanderers. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ i-du-nu-ni-ku-ni | silver they shall give to you |
| 8 | la2 ta-ra-ga-am | do not return! |
Sources & licences
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