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BIN 06, 201 (P298472)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 201 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298472 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06600 |
| 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 ...] sza ki-ma ku#-a-ti2 | Thus (says) ..., who like a sheep |
| 2 | [u3 x x-a]-szur3#-ma a-na# | and ...-Assur to |
| 3 | [... qi2]-bi-ma [a]-szu#-mi3 | ... speak, and my father |
| 4 | sza# [en-um-a]-szur3# _dumu_ szu#-[{d}]en-lil2 | belonging to Enum-Assur, son of Šu-Enlil |
| 5 | sza ta-asz2#-pu-ra-ni ni-is#?-ri-ma | That which you wrote to me, let us go! |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma i-nu-mi3 pu#-szu#-ke-en6 | Thus says he: At that time, Pušukean |
| 7 | usz-bu i3-li2-a u3 a-szur3#-[i]-mi3-ti2 | who dwells with my god and Assur-imitti |
| 8 | i-zi-zu-ma a-na t,up-[pe2-e] | stood and to the tablet |
| 9 | ki-la2-le-en6 5(disz) ma#-[na] | Kilaleen: 5 mana |
| 10 | _ku3#-babbar_ sza u2-s,ur-sza-[a-szur3 i]-ra-de8 | the silver of Ushur-ša-Assur he shall pay. |
| 11 | [n] _ma-na_ sza _e2_ a-[...] | n minas of the house of ... |
| 12 | [i]-ra-de8 3(disz) _ma-na#_ [x _gin2_] | 3 minas x shekels |
| 13 | sza [...] x | of ... |
| 14 | u3 2(u) [_ma-na_] _ku3-babbar_ i-na | and 20 minas of silver in |
| 15 | sza-tim 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | of the year 5 minas |
| 16 | a-sza-qal a-na a-ni-a-tim | I will pay in full. |
| 17 | a-wa-tu3-a gam2-ra szu-ma | It is a matter of justice. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma#-ag-ra-tu3-nu t,up-pi3 lu-up-ta | They are the guarantor(s) of the tablets. |
| 2 | szu-ma la2 ta-mu-a lu-s,i2 | If you do not know, I will go out. |
| 3 | ki#-ma i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 la be-u2-sza-ni | If it is not on your tablet, |
| 4 | la ni-im-gu5-ur a-ni-tam2 | We shall not raise a claim here. |
| 5 | la2 a-ni-tam2 te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam | “It is not my fault, may your extispicy come to an end! |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 sza u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar | my name is Uṣur-ša-Ishtar. |
| 7 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni a-wa-tu3-szu-nu | As to what you wrote me, their words |
| 8 | isz-ti2 im-di2-dingir gam2-ra ni-is,-ba-su2-ma | With Imdī-ilum we have sex, and |
| 9 | um-ma szu-ut-ma isz-ti2 | Thus (says) he: with |
| 10 | a-bi-a la-az-ku-ma a-ni-tam2 | My father I did not stand, and this |
| 11 | la2 a-ni-tam2 a-qa2-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2 | I will not say a word to you. |
| 12 | e!?-na-ma-nam ni-is,-ba-at-ma | “How long will we be seized?’ |
| 13 | um#-ma szu-ut-ma en-um-a-szur | Thus Enum-Assur: |
| 14 | [_ku3-babbar_] mi3-ma la2 isz-qu2-lam | the silver shall not exceed anything. |
| 15 | [a-szur]-na-da a-hu-szu u3 | Assur-nada, his brother and |
| 16 | [...]-pu-lu-ni-ma a-szur-na-da | ... and Assurnada |
| 17 | [la2 isz]-qu2-lam | the deficit he shall pay. |
| 18 | [... la2] i-di2-szu-ma | ... did not give him, and |
| 19 | [...]-ni | ... his |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 la2 [x x]-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Uṣur-ša-Assur did not ... you |
| 2 | [en]-um-a-szur3 mi3-ma la2 isz-qu2-la2-ni | Enum-Assur, whatever he does not pay, |
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