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BIN 06, 128 (P298456)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298456 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06584 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3# | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma puzur2-[x-ma] | Thus Puzur-...: |
| 3 | a-bi a-ta a-[na] | the father to the father |
| 4 | a-wa-tim sza# | the words of |
| 5 | isz-[ti2] i-tur3-[_dingir_ ...] | With Itur-ili . . |
| 6 | [x x]-a / li-qe2-a-ma# | ... may he take, and |
| 7 | [x x] x-ka3-ni | his ... |
| 8 | [a]-ma#?-kam _tug2_-ti2-szu | the word of his garment |
| 9 | [sza?] szu#-zu-zu | of Shuzuzu |
| 10 | sza# a-ta-wa-ku-ni | that I have asked you |
| 11 | [x x] x i-tu3-ru | ... returned |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] 7(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | ... 7 less 1/6 shekels |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 [szu]-zu-zu | my name to know |
| 3 | a-na i-tur4-dingir asz2-qul2 | to Itur-ilum I have sworn. |
| 4 | szu-zu-zu sa3-hu#?-ra#-am | Your hand is a saḫuram |
| 5 | a i-mu-a x x / szu-ma | “Alas, my eyes ... |
| 6 | a-ma-kam / a-na x [x x] | I say to ... |
| 7 | i-di-szu / i-na t,up-pi3-[ka3] | with him, on your tablet |
| 8 | lu-up-ta-am / a-bi4 a-[ta] | the luptam priestess, father from father |
| 9 | be2-[li?] a-ta# [ku-a-ti2] | My lord, from your lips |
| 10 | ta-ak-la2-ku a-[...] | I am frightened ... |
| 11 | a-wa-at-ka3 / x [...] | Your word ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-ma-am [a-le-e] | the heavens |
Sources & licences
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