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BIN 06, 078 (P298478)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298478 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06606 |
| 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-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-mutabi-il: |
| 2 | um-ma a-sa2-num-ma i-na | Thus Asanum: in |
| 3 | 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 12 1/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 a-na s,e2-er a-zi-a | Seal it with your seals for the road to Azia! |
| 5 | u2-ub-lu u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 2 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza lugal-su2-en6 ub-la2#-ni | that Lugal-Suen brought |
| 7 | _sza3-ba#_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 6(disz) _ma#-na# [uruda_] | therefrom: 1 talent 26 minas of copper |
| 8 | 2(u) 6(disz)? _tug2? sag10#?_ [...] | 26(?) good(?) garments |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ansze#-[hi?]-[a_ ...] | 1 donkey ... |
| 10 | mi3-ma a-ni-[im ku]-nu-ki | whatever this seal |
| 11 | sza a-zi-[a ku-a]-ti2 a-ra-de8-a-kum | I will bring to you the one of the holy azītu. |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma#-[na an]-na#_ qa2-tim | 13 1/2 minas of refined tin |
| 13 | al-qe2# | I took. |
| 14 | a-na te2#-[er-ti2]-ka3# | to your extispicy |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 ta-ra-[szi2 ki-ma] | do not be afraid, like |
| 2 | sza qa2-at#-[ka3 isz-u2]-mu | of your hand he heard |
| 3 | li#-[ba-ka3 lu ha]-di2 | May your heart be glad. |
| 4 | [4(disz) _ma-na an-na_] ku#-nu-ki-a | 4 minas of tin, Kunukia |
| 5 | i-ku-pi3#-[esz18-dar _dumu_ a-ta]-ta# | Ikūpi-Ishtar, son of Atata |
| 6 | na-asz2-a-kum [a-bi a-ta] | to you, father, why |
| 7 | lu szi2!-im _an-[na_ x] x [...] | or the fate of heaven ... ... |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ x x x [x x] x [...] | silver ... ... |
| 9 | a-na x x x be x [...] | to ... ... |
| 10 | sza-ku-kam u3 x ba-ar x x x | are placed and ... |
| 11 | a-na s,u2-ha-ar-ti2 | for the ṣuhartu-tax |
| 12 | i-ku-pi3-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-kum | Ikūpi-Ištar is your provider. |
Sources & licences
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