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BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 (P298469)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298469 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03879 & NBC 06597 |
| 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 bu-za-zu-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6# | Thus (says) Buzazu: to Pušuken |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma a-szu-mi3 t,up-pi3-im sza _e2_ i-ku-[pi2-a] | speak, and my name the tablet of the house of Ikūpiya |
| 3 | _dumu_ a-ta-a a-na sza isz-ti2 | a son, why to that which with |
| 4 | a-szur3-{d}utu-szi a-li-li asz2-pu-ra-[ni] | Assur-Šamašši my god wrote to me |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am / sza a-lim{ki} / sa3-ak-li-[a] | Tablet of the city of Šaklāya. |
| 6 | na-szi2 / i-na {d}utu-szi / sa3-ak-li-[a] | who bears responsibility for Šamaš |
| 7 | ta-ma-hu-ru-ni-ma / t,up-pi3 ta-sza#-[me-u2] | You will receive it and you will read the tablet. |
| 8 | a-ma-kam / szi-it-a-al-ma szu-x [...] | (Sum) My word is a flood that ... (Akk) The word of the flood ... |
| 9 | sza# ka3-ni-isz dam-qa2-ma x [...] | who is reliable and ... . |
| 10 | dam#?-qi2-isz tu3-s,i2 a x [...] | “Favorable one(?) ..., |
| 11 | [x] ta#-ka3-s,a-ad [...] | ... you will harness ... |
| 12' | [...] x x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] x sza# ka3#-ri-im | ... of the quay |
| 2 | [...] t,up#-pe2-e / szu-nu-ti2 i-na | ... those tablets in |
| 3 | [...]-x / ta-ri-a-ma sza-s,e2-er-ma | ... he is frightened, and he has a fear. |
| 4 | [...] u4-ma-kal2 / i-na ka3-ni-isz | (Sum) ... is plentiful, in abundance (Akk) .... is plentiful in abundance |
| 5 | [la2 i-bi]-at# / ur-ki hu#-ur#-szi2-a-ni-ka3 | “Lead me away from the eyes of your enemies! |
| 6 | [...]-du / t,up-pe2-e sza a-bi4-ni | ... tablet of our father |
| 7 | [...]-ni-ma t,up-pe2-e sza _e2_ | ... and tablets of the house |
| 8 | [...] qa2-at-ka3 i-s,a-bu-tu3 | ... they will seize your hand |
| 9 | [...]-e-szu / ta-ma-la2-ku | ... you will run. |
| 10 | [...]-a / sza _e2_ / u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar | ... of the house of Ushurši-Ishtar |
| 11 | [...] li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ma t,up-pe3-a | ... may they give to you and a tablet |
| 12 | [...] x / me-ha-ar-szu-nu | ... their rival |
| 13 | [li-ba]-al#?-ki-ta-ma / u2 szu-nu-ti2 | May they be sated with you, and those |
| 14 | x x [x x] x x / t,up-pe2-e | ... tablets |
| 15 | sza a-bi4-ni / i-na hu?-x [...] | of our father, in |
| 16 | ku-un-ka3-ma / [lu-ub-lu-nim] | place, and let me bring. |
| 17 | u2-tu3-ub-ti2 / szu-x [...] | The utubtu priestess |
| 18 | szal2-ma-at a-szar sza-zu-[uz-ti2-ka3] | well-being at your place of relaxation |
| 19 | pi3-qi2-id-ma u2 ma-la2 ta-x-[...] | Place (it) and ... as much food as ... |
| 20 | na-an-szi2-am / a-pu-tum | “I want to bring (them) to her, I want to speak to her. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4-ma-kal2 la2 i-bi4-a-at [a-bi4 a-ta] | the days without end, the father from the sea |
| 2 | be-li2 a-ta szu-ma [...] | My lord, from the water ... |
| 3 | a-na t,up-pi3-im [i-hi-id] | he will measure out for the tablet. |
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