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BIN 06, 026 (P297498)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297498 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04077 |
| 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 a-ni-na qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Anina |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ah-a-szur-ma | Thus Anah-Assur: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 na-asz2-pe3-er-tim | my name is a messenger, |
| 4 | sza a-s,e2-er a-szur-e-mi-qi2 | of the Aṣer-emīqi, |
| 5 | a-ni-isz-a-ni a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ | As for me, the silver |
| 6 | sza szi2-im ku-si2-a-tim | of the kusītum-beer |
| 7 | a-na-kam ku-si2-a-tim ap2-t,ur4-ma | “Why did I erase my inscription and |
| 8 | 5(disz) ku-si2-a-tim qa2-qa2-si2-na | 5 cubits, their tops |
| 9 | im-ta-ha-as, um-ma a-na-ku-ma | he struck, thus I: |
| 10 | u2-lu qa2-qa2-si2-na | or their tops |
| 11 | tam2-ha-as, bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_ | he shall weigh out. The price of the silver |
| 12 | szi2-im-szi-na u2-ul | their fates are not |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-t,i2-si2-na la2-di2-ma | I did not know their losses, and |
| 2 | a-na szi2-im ma-t,i2-ti2-si2-na | for the price of their property |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_-ma sze2-<bi4>-lam | the silver, and the barley |
| 4 | um-ma szu-ut-ma la2 a-na | Thus (says) he: not to |
| 5 | qi2-ip-tim a-di2-szi2-na | the qiptu-offering with them |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 a-na qi2-ip-tim | my name to the reed screen |
| 7 | ta-di2-nu-szi2-na-ni u2 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | you gave them, and 11 1/2 shekels |
| 8 | ta-di2-szi2-na / a-ma-la2 | you gave them, I will weigh it out. |
| 9 | na-asz2-pe3-er-tim sza a-wi-lim | messenger of a man |
| 10 | _tug2 hi-a_ ap2-t,ur4-ma | I removed the garments and |
| 11 | 1(disz) me-at _tug2 hi-a_ | 100 garments, |
| 12 | lu? sza a-ta-a dingir-pi3-la2-ah | or that of “Why Dingir-pilaḫ |
| 13 | a-na a-szur-e-mu-qi2 | To Aššar-emuqī |
| 14 | ap2-qi2-id | I entrusted. |
Sources & licences
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