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BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, pl. 082 046 (P297476)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, pl. 082 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297476 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03743 & NBC 03994 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2#-[a u2] ta-[ra]-am#-ku!-bi#-[ma] | Thus Ikupia and Taramkub: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_ [ku-ra] | Asumi of the temple of Kura |
| 4 | a-di2 / ma-la2 u2 [sze2]-ni#-szu | as much as there is of his hair |
| 5 | ni-gi5-ri u2! [x] a [...] | The herald ... |
| 6 | qa2-tam2 sza [x] ta# [...] | Hand of ... ... |
| 7 | um-ma szi2-it-ma [...] | Thus Šīt-Sîn: |
| 8 | i-na s,e2#-[er ...] | In the steppe . . |
| 9 | [x] a-na# [...] | ... to ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | en#-na#-nim# [...] | As long as he lives |
| 2' | u2-s,i2-a-am / | he went out |
| 3' | _e2#_{be2-et}-ka3 / s,u2-hu#-[ur]-ka3# | your house, your ṣuḫur temple |
| 4' | sza-li-im | he was victorious. |
| 5' | a-bi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta | My father, why, my lord, why? |
| 6' | szu-ma mi3-ma / s,u2-ba-ti2 | “He, whatever garments |
| 7' | qa2-ta-tim / i-na-di2-u2 | they will give. |
| 8' | qa2-ti2 / s,u2-ba-ti2 / ma-la2 | Hand of the ṣubāti, as much as |
| 9' | i-na-di2-u2-ni / i-di2-ma | gave, he gave, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2 a-la2-ak / [...] | until I go ... |
| 2 | 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-na [...] | 4 garments for ...; |
| 3 | isz-tu3 / qa2-ti2 / [...] | From the hand of ... |
Sources & licences
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