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BIN 06, 075 (P297489)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297489 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04045 |
| 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 szu-ku]-bi#-im a-ba-a-a | Who is my opponent? |
| 2 | [...] sza ki-ma i-na-a | ... which like this |
| 3 | [a-szur-i]-mi3#-ti2 / u3 ir-nu-it | Assur-imitti and Irnūtu |
| 4 | [sza ki]-ma# / _dam-gar3_ qi2-bi-ma | that like a merchant say, and |
| 5 | [um-ma] i-na-a u3 _dam-gar3_-ma | thus and the merchant |
| 6 | [x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 4(disz) _ma-na_ | x mina of silver and 4 minas |
| 7 | _ku3-ki_ / i-li-bi / ne2-pi2-szi2-im | Kuki, the goddess of the ritual procedures |
| 8 | na-di2 / ni-is-ha-at _ku3-babbar_ | the nadi-tax of the silver |
| 9 | u3 _ku3-ki_ / wa-at-ra | and Kūku, the land |
| 10 | [sza]-du-a-su2 / sza-bu / ku-nu-ki-ni | His šadū-asu-disease, a stinging sting, is sealed |
| 11 | [x-x]-esz18-dar / na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | X-Ištar, you are my friend. |
| 12 | [i-na sza]-ha-at sza ki-ma | in the šaḫat that like |
| 13 | [i-a-ti2 x-x]-esz18-dar# / li-zi-iz-ma | May my ... stand, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [sza mi3-isz-lim] _an-na_ sza mi3-isz-lim | of half of the tin of half |
| 2 | _tug2 hi-a sag10_-tim u3 tar2-di2-u2-tim | good quality garments and additional garments |
| 3 | li-isz-u2-mu-ma / szi2-mu-um | may he hear, and hear |
| 4 | a-na _e2_ ku-ra le-ru-ub | to the temple of Kūru enter. |
| 5 | u3 i-na ba-ab2 / a-bu-lim | and in Bāb-ʾAbum |
| 6 | szi2-bi / szu-uk-na / ki-ma | “Its life is established like |
| 7 | [a]-szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ / lu-qu2-tum | Ašumi, merchant, slave |
| 8 | [eq]-lam / e-ti2-qu2 / szu-ma | “He is a descendant, he has passed by. That is |
| 9 | [szi2-mu]-um / sza a-ki-di2-e | the fate of the akidû-demon |
| 10 | [i-ba-szi2] sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | there is for 1 mina of silver. |
| 11 | [...] li-qe2-a-nim | ... may he take. |
| 12 | [...]-ku / la2 ta-la2-qe2-a | ... do not take ... |
| 13 | [...]-szi2 qa2-tim | ... her hands |
| 14 | [...] _dam-gar3_ | ... merchant |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x a [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | [...] zu [...] | ... knowing ... |
| 3 | [...] x la2 i x [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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