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BIN 06, 079 (P298479)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 079 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298479 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06607 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-dingir | Speak to Šuhubur, thus says Imdi-ilum. |
| 2 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ | and Pušu-kēn: 4 talents 20 minas |
| 3 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(disz) me-at 5(disz) ku-ta-nu | “It is a knukû-stone, 105 kuktānu-stones |
| 4 | 3(disz) ku-ta-nu sza en-na-nim 8(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum | 3 kutānu-garments of the ennanu-official, 8 šurūru garments, |
| 5 | li-wi-tum 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu | liwitum 6 homers of wheat, ṣalamu |
| 6 | 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim _szunigin_ 9(asz) _gu2_ | 40 minas of refined tin, total: 9 talents |
| 7 | a-wi-it-ka3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | the man’s 3 2/3 minas 2 shekels each |
| 8 | 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ da-tum a-di2 ti2-me-el-ki-a | 33 1/3 minas of Atu as far as Timelkia |
| 9 | ik-szu-dam is-tu3 ti2-me-el-ki-a a-di2 ka3-[ni-isz] | from the Timelkia to the Kassite |
| 10 | [9(disz) 1/2(disz)] _gin2-ta_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ik-[szu-dam] | 9 1/2 shekels each, 1 1/3 minas 5 1/2 sheqels he weighed out. |
| 11 | [... ma]-na 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-qa2-[{d}utu] | ... minas 5 shekels, the ground of Šamaš |
| 12 | [...] x hi [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] x [...] | |
| 2' | a-hu-ru-ma# [...] | I returned, and . . |
| 3' | u3 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-[tum ...] | and 5 šurātu-garments |
| 4' | 5(disz) ku-ta-ni 1/3(disz) [... _tug2_] | 5 kutānu-garments, 1/3 ... garment |
| 5' | szu-ru-tum 8(disz) ku-ta-[nu ...] | Total: 8 kutānu-vessels |
| 6' | _szunigin_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar_ ...] | total: 4 1/2 minas 5 shekels of silver ... |
| 7' | ni-it,-hi 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki | nitḫi 2 šurānu-garments, 1 talent of tin, kunukku |
| 8' | bu-zu-ta-a il5-qe2 szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ti2-ka3 | he took as a gift your garments |
| 9' | 5(disz) ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum a-qa2-ti2-ka3 | 5 kutanu 2 šurūtu-garments, your offerings |
| 10' | i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na 3(asz) _gu2 an-na_{ki}-ka3 | there are, in 3 talents of An |
| 11' | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ a-sza ki-ma la-li-im | 1 talent of tin, the field like a lalum |
| 12' | ni-di2-in szu-uq-lam# a-sze2-ni-szu | “Give me a gift, I will give it to him! |
| 13' | ni-zu-uz2-ma 3(u) _ma-na an-na sag10_ e-na-ma-nim | we sat down, and 30 minas of tin were weighed out. |
| 14' | il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na ir-ma-a-szur3 | 15 2/3 minas to Irma-Assur |
| 15' | ne2-pu-ul 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-at | 12 minas of nishhat |
| 16' | 6(disz) szu-uq-la2-ti2-ka3 ni-di2-in | 6 šuqlāti-vessels we gave. |
| 17' | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-s,e2-er | 5 1/3 minas of straw, |
| left | ||
| 1 | _an-na_ qa2-ti-szu a-na [...] | the tin in his hand to ... |
| 2 | mu-t,a szu-uq-la2-[ti2-szu ...] | the one who has lost his limbs, ... |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 il5-qe2 [...] | Pušuken took |
| 4 | 3(disz) _ansze_ me-tu3 3(disz) [...] | 3 donkeys, dead, 3 ... |
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