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BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 (P297474)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297474 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03888 & NBC 03992 |
| 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' | [...]-x um-ma sa3-ba-[si2-a-ma?] | ..., thus Sabasia |
| 2' | [... ta]-ma#-la2-kam sza x kam [...] | ... you will fill. ... ... |
| 3' | [...]-x-ak-ta-am-szu-nu x [...] | ... their |
| 4' | [...]-x-ti2-a-ma t,up-pa2-am sza# [...] | ... and a tablet of |
| 5' | [...] x hu-bu-ul puzur4-[...] | ... the destruction of Puzur- |
| 6' | _dumu#_ il5-ba-ni sze2-li-[...] | son of Ilbani, Šeli- |
| 7' | [a]-na# puzur4-a-szur di2-[na ...] | To Puzur-Assur, ... |
| 8' | [x ...] x bu x x isz-x [...] | ... ... |
| 9' | [...] um sza? [...] | ... ... |
| 10' | [...] sza? zi [...] | ... true heart(?) |
| 11' | [...] sze2-li-a-[...] | ... šēlī-a- |
| 12' | [...] x-a-szur di2-na# [...] | ...-Assur, the judge ... |
| 13' | [...] lu#-bi-il5 [...] | ... let me raise ... |
| 1 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5 a-na-ku | I am a šašqīl priest |
| 2 | a-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szal2-t,im | for 2 minas of pure silver |
| 3 | as,-ba-su2 szu-ut i-s,e2-he-er-ma | “I have seized him, he has been seized, and |
| 4 | a-na sza ni-isz a-lim{ki} i-tu3-ra-am | for the life of the city he returned |
| 5 | um-ma szu-ut-ma a-bu-ka3 gi5-mi3-li | Thus (says) the father of Gimilli. |
| 6 | ha-bu-lam 2(disz) t,up-pe3 sza ba-ab2-dingir a-szu-mi3# | Ḫabulam, 2 tablets of Bāb-ilum, my father |
| 7 | ha-na-na-ri-im dan-a-szur na-asz2-a-[ku]-nu-[ti2] | Hananarim, Dan-Assur, your servant |
| 8 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | my brother, Atunu, rejoiced, and |
| 9 | i-sza-ha-at ku-na-a i-zi-[za-ma] | he will raise a claim against Kunâ and |
| 10 | a-wa-ti2 li-qe2-a-szu [...] | May he take my words |
| 11 | isz-ti2 ha-na-na-ri-im# [x] | with Hananarim ... |
| 12 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-[...] | 5 shekels of silver ... |
Sources & licences
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