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BIN 06, 056 & BIN 06, pl. 083 056 (P297475)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 056 & BIN 06, pl. 083 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297475 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03783 & NBC 03993 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 szu-hu-bur-ma | Šuhubur speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi2-[ma] | Speak to Pušukēn |
| 3 | ma-la2 / lu-qu2-ti2 / a-s,e2-er | “Alas, the luqūtu-demon, the aṣīrāru-demonic, |
| 4 | a-szur-sipa / i-ta-lu-ku | Assur-sipa went away. |
| 5 | i-sze2-ep / bu-za-zu | (Sum) He is the one who smites your buzazu (Akk) The one who makes your buzzazu tremble |
| 6 | asz2-pu-ra-kum / a-hi a-ta | I wrote to you: “Alas, your father, |
| 7 | [a]-na _e2_ a-szur-sipa | to the house of Assur-sipa |
| 8 | [e]-ru#-ub-ma / t,up-pe2-e-a | I entered and my tablet |
| 9 | [li]-ma-ad / ma-la2 / lu-qu2-ti2 | May he measure out as much as is needed. |
| 10 | [sza] a-s,e2-er / i-di2-su2-en6 | who led away the troops |
| 11 | [u2]-bi#-lu / lu ma-la2 | They brought ... |
| 12 | [sza?] a-na i-di2-su2-en6 | who to Idissu-en |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [i]-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} al-ta-[pa2-at] | in the house of the city I have searched |
| 2' | t,up-pa2#-szu ha-ar-ma-am u2-ka3-al | He will hold his tablet in his hand. |
| 3' | [_ku3]-babbar_-pi2-szu / s,a-ba-at# | his silver is taken. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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