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BIN 06, 071 (P298481)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298481 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06609 |
| 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# i-di2-a-bu-um-ma | thus Iddin-abum: |
| 2 | [a]-na hu-ni-a / a-szur-ba-ni | to Ḫunia, Assurbani |
| 3 | a-sa2-nim e-di2-<na>-a-a u3 be-lum2-ba-ni | Asanum, Edināya, and Bēli<lumbani> |
| 4 | a-na be-lum2-ba-ni qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Bēl-bani: |
| 5 | a-na-kam 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | thus 15 2/3 minas 4 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ i-nu-mi3 a-na a-lim{ki} | the silver at that time to the city |
| 7 | i-li-ku a-na puzur2-a-na _dumu_ i-di2-{d}iszkur | went to Puzur-Anu, son of Iddin-Adad |
| 8 | a-di2-in-ma a-na a-lim{ki} | I gave, and to the city |
| 9 | a-szi2-mi3-im sza-a-mi3-im | “Ašīmum, Šamim, |
| 10 | [a-di2-in-ma] lu-qu2-tam2 isz-tu3 | I gave, and the luqutam-gift from |
| 11 | [a-lim{ki}] u2?-sze2-s,i2-a-am-ma | of the city he brought out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [u2]-bi4#-il5 _ku3-babbar#_ [...] | he paid. The silver ... |
| 2' | [na-asz2]-pe3-er-tam2 sza _kiszib3_ puzur2-a-na | a copy of the sealed tablet of Puzur-Anu |
| 3' | la2 ki-il5-tam2 na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | Without a claim they shall bear you. |
| 4' | sza ki-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-babbar_-pi3-ni | which like silver (and) sil[ver] |
| 5' | szi2-ta-me-a-szi2-ma ku-un-ka3-szi2-ma | “Seize her, seal her, and |
| 6' | [a-na a]-sa2#-nim di2-na-szi2 | give to Asanum! |
| 7' | [lu-ub-la2]-szi2 a-na be-lum2-ba-ni | I shall bring. To Bēl-bani |
| 8' | [qi2-bi4-ma me]-er-i a-ta lu-qu2-tam2 | Speak, and the mēru-tree from the water will be plundered. |
| 9' | [sza ...]-ta-ki-il5 | of ...-taki-il |
| 10' | [...] x lu _an-na_ | ... ... or tin |
| 11' | [ma-la2 a-ta] ta-ra-de8-u2 | “From where will you bring me? |
| 12' | [te2-er-ta-ka3] li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to an end |
| 13' | [_ansze hi-a_]-ru-ka3 lu ak-lu | may the donkeys of your harvest be harvested. |
| left | ||
| 1' | [...] sza ru usz [...] | ... that ... |
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