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BIN 06, 121 (P297468)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 121 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297468 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03964 |
| 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 u2-sa3-[nim] | to Usānum |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma [x] | speak! Thus ... |
| 3 | u2 bu-za-zu-ma | and buzazu-plant |
| 4 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2#-[ka2] | Amala of your extispicy |
| 5 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 1/2 mina silver, 15 mina |
| 6 | _uruda sag10_ sza 5(disz) _gin2_ | red copper of 5 shekels |
| 7 | s,i2-pa2-ra-tim | ṣiparātum |
| 8 | 2(disz)? me-at mu-nu-si2-na | 200(?) (?) (mana wool for) Munusina |
| 9 | [ku]-nu#-ki-ni szu-esz18-dar | Seal of Shu-Ishtar. |
| 10 | [na]-asz2-a-kum | he brought to you |
| 11 | [a]-hu#-ni a-ta | Ahuni, why |
| 12 | [gi]-mi3#-lam i-na | requital in |
| 13 | [s,e2]-ri-ni | his flock |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 i-s,e2-er | and Iṣer |
| 2 | puzur4-a-szur szu-ku-un | put in place Puzur-Assur. |
| 3 | a-pu-tum _ansze_-ru-szu | a team of horses |
| 4 | lu ak-lu _ku3-babbar_ | or an alloy of silver |
| 5 | 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ ta-be2-el | 1 shekel deficit: Tabēl, |
| 6 | a-ma-la2 te3-er-ti2 | “Alā of the extispicy, |
| 7 | puzur4-a-szur | Puzur-Assur, |
| 8 | lu-qu2-su2 [...] | (Sum) ... his ... (Akk) His ... ... |
| 9 | mi3-li-[...] | Ili- |
| 10 | t,up-pi2-ka3#? [...] | Your tablet(?) |
| 11 | ma?-ma-[...] | Ama- |
| 12 | u2-s,u2 [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) I want to go ... |
| 13 | a-ma-la2# [...] | Amala ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-pu-usz | I built. |
Sources & licences
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