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BIN 06, 048 & BIN 06, pl. 082 048 (P297477)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 048 & BIN 06, pl. 082 048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297477 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01894 & NBC 03995 |
| 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 | a-na a-szur-i-[mi3-ti2 qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to Assur-imitti. |
| 2 | um-ma im-di2#-[lum2-ma] | Thus Imdilum: |
| 3 | i-pa2-ni-tim [...] | (Sum) The ipānitu priestess ... (Akk) The incantation priest ... |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-[am um-ma a-ta-ma] | you wrote me, thus: "Why did you write me?" |
| 5 | 4(u) _ma-na# ku3#-babbar#_ [...] | 40 minas of silver ... |
| 6 | x x x x [...] | |
| 7 | a-na-kam / a-wa-ti2 [...] | “Why(?) my words |
| 8 | 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17#_ [...] | 8 1/2 minas of gold ... |
| 9 | i-za x x t,up-pa2-am [...] | ... a tablet |
| 10 | sza [x x] x u2 x x [...] | of ... ... |
| 11 | na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-a u2 [...] | My ša-pārītu and ... |
| 12 | _dumu_ e-nu-da-ga-an# [...] | son of Enudagān ... |
| 13 | ub-la-ku-um i-di [...] | (Sum) He brought ... (Akk) I brought .... |
| 14 | t,up-pi3-ka3 ta-sza-x-[...] | You will ... your tablet |
| 15 | um-ma a-ta-ma 2(u) ma#-[na ...] | Thus says: "Why 20 minas ...? |
| 16 | sze2-bi4-lam ki-ma 5(disz) ma-[na ...] | Send me! Like 5 minas ... |
| 17 | la-ku-ul um-ma [a-na-ku-ma] | I will eat, thus I: |
| 18 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4#-[il5-szu-um] | 20 minas of silver, Šebi-ilshum |
| 19 | gi5-mi3-il5-szu um-ma# | his requisition, thus |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ut-ma 2(u) _ma-na_ x [...] | he is, and 20 minas ... ... |
| 2 | usz-te2-bi4-il5-szu-um x [...] | (Sum) He raised him up, ... (Akk) He brought him up ... |
| 3 | a-na-ru#-qi2#-a / mi3-nam | What is the anaruqia plant? |
| 4 | la-am-gu5-ur a-wi-lu-um# | “Lamgu’ur, the man |
| 5 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er sza# [ki-ma] | 20 minas of silver, the harvest, which is like |
| 6 | szu-wa-ti2 ik-nu-ka3-am-[ma] | my hand he sealed, and |
| 7 | i-t,up-pi3-szu um-ma szu-ut#-[ma] | he wrote to him, thus: |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er 2(u) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_ | 20 minas of silver |
| 9 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-s,i2-ib#-tim# | 20 minas of silver, the aṣibtu-tax |
| 10 | li-qe2-a-nim-ma / a-szur-[x x] | take me, and Assur-... |
| 11 | 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza-bi4-a-ma | 40 minas of silver, received |
| 12 | u3 t,up-pa2-am sza na-ru-qi2-szu# | and a tablet of his gift |
| 13 | li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 t,up-pe3-e! | They should give you tablets. |
| 14 | sza-ni-u2-tim a-szu-mi3 hu-ra-s,a-[nim] | secondly, my name is huraṣanim |
| 15 | ku-tal-la-num ub-la2-ku#?-[um] | The rear part is the ublakum part |
| 16 | a-ta i-tup-pi3-ka3 [ta-asz2-pu-ra-am] | you wrote me from your tablet. |
| 17 | um-ma a-ta-ma [...] | Thus says ... |
| 18 | la ta-pa2-te2# [...] | You should not open . . |
| 19 | a-na [...] | to ... |
| 20 | a-ta / x [...] | From the water ... |
| 21 | _e2_-et x [...] | the house ... ... |
| 22 | le-mu# [...] | Evil ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza ta?-ka3-lim? x x x x a-szi2-tim u4-me | that you(?) ... the days |
| 2 | li-isz-ku-nu-nim-ku-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | may they place you, and 1 mina of silver |
| 3 | sze2-li-a-ma li-bi4 ha-di2-i / a-te2-er-ti2-a | Šēlīma, happy heart, extispicy! |
| 4 | i-hi-id isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim | he acquired. From the later years |
| 5 | i-di2-a-szur | Iddin-Assur, |
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