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BIN 06, 011 (P297482)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297482 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03658 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | thus Lamassi: 9 garments |
| 3 | ku-lu-ma-a na-asz2-a-ku-um | “Kullumāya, the naškûm-priest, |
| 4 | 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ i-di2-su2-en6 na-asz2-a-kum | 3 garments, Idissu-en is your provider. |
| 5 | e-la2 _tug2 hi-a_ la2-qa2-a-am la2 i-mu-a | instead of the garments purchased, he shall not die. |
| 6 | i-di2-su2-en6 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ la2-qa2-a-am | Idissūn 5 garments were taken. |
| 7 | la2 i-mu-a mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | “If he does not know, what is it that you have been sending to me? |
| 8 | um-ma a-ta-ma _tug2 hi-a_ | Thus (says) he: “Why does he wear a cloak? |
| 9 | sza tu3-usz-te2-ne2-bi-li-ni | that you have imposed upon me, |
| 10 | la2 dam-qu2 / ma-nu-um | The good deeds of the land |
| 11 | za-ak-ru-um | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza i-na _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-ka3] | which in your house |
| 2 | wa-asz2-bu-ni-ma i-la2-ku-ma | who dwells there, will come, and |
| 3 | ma-ah-ri-szu / _tug2 hi-a_ | before him garments |
| 4 | u2-nu-hu-ni / a-na-ku | I will bring it to you. |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 i-na ha-ra-an | my name on the road |
| 6 | ha-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ | If in the future, 10 shekels of silver |
| 7 | _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-ka3 li-im-qu2-tam2] | may your house be plundered |
| 8 | _tug2 hi-a_ usz-te2-ka3-ap-ma | he washed the garments, and |
| 9 | e-pa2-asz-ma / u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum | he will make and bring you. |
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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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