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BIN 06, 049 & BIN 06, pl. 082 049 (P298443)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 049 & BIN 06, pl. 082 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298443 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03753 & NBC 06569 |
| 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 ha-na-na-[ru-um] | Hananarum speaks thus: |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma [a-na] | and Assur-imitti for |
| 3 | i-na-a / qi2-bi-ma a-szu-[mi3] | By the command of my father |
| 4 | sza lu-lu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me, |
| 5 | a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2-ta3 | I am the one who holds the scepter |
| 6 | lu-qu2-tam2 sza a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 | luqūtam-vessel of Ašur-mutabi-il |
| 7 | ni-is,-ba-at#-ma a-na a-lim{ki} | we captured, and to the city |
| 8 | ni-ta-na-la2-ak-ma ki-ma | we keep going, and like |
| 9 | ni-i-u2-tu3-ni di2-nu-u2 / na-ak-szu-[{d}x] | his own judgment, Nakšu- |
| 10 | si2-ku-um la2 i-s,a-ba-[at] | he shall not seize a sikû-garment |
| 11 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | szi2-ba x [lu-lu] | living creatures ... |
| 3' | _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik / a-[...] | son of Assur-malik, ... |
| 4' | li-li-ik-ma | may he go and |
| 5' | szu-ma / t,up-pu-um i-ba-szi2 | If there is a tablet, |
| 6' | sza sza-la2-<sza>-at / szu-nu-ti2 | who are entrusted to them, |
| 7' | t,up-pu-um sza _dam-gar3_ | tablet of the merchant |
| 8' | la2-ap2-tu3-ni-ma / i-lu-qu2-tim | “Seize me, the iluqūtum priestess, |
| 9' | qa2-at-ku-nu / sza-ak-na-at-ni | are placed in your hands. |
| 10' | szi2-bi-ku-nu / sza-si2-ha-nim-[ma] | your šibītu-offerings are favourable. |
| 11' | u3 lu-qu2-ut-ku-nu / li-[qe2-a] | and take your property. |
| 12' | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na ka3-[...] | If the silver to Ka- |
| 13' | i-tu3-a-ar lu-qu2-tam2# | he has returned, the luqutam |
| 14' | a-na-kam-ma / ni-isz-[...] | Here we shall ... |
| 15' | i-hi-id-ma _dumu_ [...] | he married, and the son ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,ur4-dam t,up-pi2-ka3 u3 szi2-bi-[ka3] | Write your tablet and your name! |
| 2 | a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim / e-[...] | For these words ... |
| 3 | a-mi3-sza-am e-x-pu-sza-am _dumu_ [...] | Amīšam ...-pusham son of ... |
| 4 | ni-di2-a-ni / a-me-er-e szu-a?-ni-im! [...] | His people, the people in his hands(?) |
| 5 | u3 a-na-kam sza-ni-a-tim [...] | And as for the second one ... |
Sources & licences
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