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BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, pl. 083 059 (P297478)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, pl. 083 059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297478 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03839 & NBC 03997bis |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ha-ha su2-e-a | Thus (says) Ahaha, my sister: |
| 3 | bu-za-zu u3 i-ku-pa2-sza | “Bazāzu and Ikupašu |
| 4 | a-di2 sza ku-lu-ma-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | as far as Kulumāya, about which you wrote me, |
| 5 | a-ma-la na-asz2-pe2-er-ti-ka3 / qa2-tam2 | “Alas, your greeting-gift, the hand, |
| 6 | la ni-ma-ha-as, u3-la nu-ba-asz2-ka3 | We will not split, we will not divide. |
| 7 | u3 u4-mu-szu 3(disz) sza-na-tim lu e-ta-at-[qu2] | and every day three months I have weighed out. |
| 8 | u3 isz-tu3 us,2-u2-ni / e-t,e2-me | and after we have gone out, |
| 9 | [sza a]-bi#-ni lu u2-qa2-li-il5-ma | of our father, I raised up, and |
| 10 | [...]-x-ni-a-ti2 / a-na s,a-hu-ru-tim | ... for the ṣaḫurūtu-service |
| 11 | [...]-ma / ma-ti2-ma | ... at any time |
| 12 | [...]-tu3-szu a-na# | ... his ... to |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x ru? x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | le-zi-ba#-[...] | May he/she say to you |
| 3' | sza-at-a-szur3 u3 [...] | Šāt-Assur and ... |
| 4' | _e2_ a-wi-lim / er-ba-ma / x [...] | The house of a man enters and ... .... |
| 5' | a-wi-lim / li-im-da-ma [mi3-ma x x] | “May a man come and ... |
| 6' | i-ba-szi2-[u2?] ku-un-ka3#-[ma sze2-bi-la-nim] | there is, seal it and send it to me! |
| 7' | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na [ma-ma-an] | the lead and the wool for a year |
| 8' | la2 tu3-sza-ra _ku3-babbar_ le-[ru-ub-ma] | If he does not pay, he shall enter the silver. |
| 9' | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ lu-us,2-u2 i-x-ma# | ... tin and textiles ... |
| 10' | ba?-lu-ka3 / mi3-ma la e-pu-szu | Without you, nothing was done(?) |
| 11' | lu t,up-pu ha-ru-mu-tum / sza _dam-gar3_{ru-tim} | or a tablet of harumūtum of the merchant |
| 12' | lu sza nu-a-e lu na-asz2-pu-ku-um | or the one who lies down, or the slanderer, |
| 13' | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-e-ra-ma / an-nu-ku | to silver you have entered, and now |
| 14' | a-na-kam wa-aq-ru 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | as a substitute, 14 shekels each |
| 15' | u3! sza-ap-li-isz / i-za-az | and below he stands. |
| 16' | a-di2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u3 _iti?-kam_ a-wa-tum | until the 1st month and the month(?) of the word |
| 17' | la2 i-za-ku-wa / szu-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3#?-babbar#_ | he shall not raise a claim. If 10 minas of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | na-ad-am / di2-szu / ba-zi-[a] | Nadam, his case is dismissed. |
| 2 | u3 {d}iszkur-sag10 ha-bu-lu-ni [...] | and Iškur-sag, whose destruction |
| 3 | sza# esz18-dar-pi3-la2-[ah _dumu_ x ...] | belonging to Eshtar-pilah son of ... |
| 4 | i-zi-iz-ma [...] | he stood, and |
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