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BIN 06, 123 (P297488)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297488 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04044 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-[il5] | Thus Assur-mutabi-il |
| 2 | u3 da-di2-a-ma / a-na | and Dadiama to |
| 3 | i-na-a / qi2-bi-ma | Say thus: |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 6 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 7 | sza a-ta-ta / qa2-ta-[at] | that I have seized |
| 8 | ha-na-na-ri#-im | Hananarim |
| 9 | al-ta-pa2-at | I have written. |
| 10 | ha-na-na-ru-um | Hananarum |
| 11 | isz-ti2-ni na-asz2-pa2-ar-ta-ka3 | together with your letter |
| 12 | isz-me-ma | heard, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma [szu-ut-ma] | thus he: |
| 2 | mi3-nam [...] | What ...? |
| 3 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma | Thus Nēnu: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ x me [...] | silver ... |
| 5 | asz2-[ta-pa2]-ar [...] | I have written |
| 6 | sza-nu-um [...] | Another ... |
| 7 | a-szu-mi3 [...] | My father ... |
| 8 | sza [...]-uk-[ma] | of ... and |
| 9 | ni [...]-ma | ... and |
| 10 | um#-ma# szu#-[ut?]-ma# | Thus he: |
| 11 | a-na-ku mi3-nam | What am I? |
| 12 | le-pu-usz a-hi | the brother |
| 13 | [a?-ta? i-na la2] i-di2-im e-ta-wu | “From where did he come from? |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-nu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_-ni a-ta-wu! | At that time, the garments of Atawu |
| 2 | a-na [...] u2-sze2-ri-hu? | to ... they brought in |
Sources & licences
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