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BIN 06, 024 (P297495)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297495 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04074 |
| 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-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Thus Assur-imitti: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | qi2-bi-na / isz-tu3 s,a-ah-ra-ku-ni | Tell me from your message! |
| 4 | a-la2-nu-ka a-ha-am | your alānu-offerings each other |
| 5 | u2 eb-ra-am / u2-la2 i-szu | “It is an ebram plant, it has no oil. |
| 6 | ki-ma / uz2-ni ta-ap2-te2-u2 | like a pig you opened. |
| 7 | szu-ma / mi3-ma / ta-asz2-te2-me-e uz2-ni pi3-te2-e | “He, whatever you have heard, listen to my prayer! |
| 8 | _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_ / sza sze2-ep | 1 talent of tin |
| 9 | i-di2-a-szur _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | Iddin-Assur, 1 shekel of silver |
| 10 | ra-ma-ka3 / ku-bu-us2-ma | “It is mine, I am the one who is torn out, and |
| 11 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma / li-bi4-i | Send it to me! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | li-ih-du | may he rejoice. |
| 2 | a-ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-ka3 | Amala of your extispicy, |
| 3 | um-mi3-a-ni-ka3 | his master |
| 4 | nu-ma-ge5!-er | is not to be altered |
| 5 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-esz18-dar | Uṣurša-ištar |
| 6 | a-szi2-li-tim | Ašilītum |
| 7 | la2 ta-da-szu / _ku3-babbar_ | did not give him, the silver |
| 8 | 1(u) _ma-na_ le-pu-usz | let him do 10 minas. |
| 9 | t,u3-ur-da-szu-ma | Ṭurdašu |
Sources & licences
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