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BIN 06, 070 (P298484)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298484 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06612 |
| 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-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to him! |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-sipa-ma | Thus Assur-sipa: |
| 3 | 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | 4 homers of emmer from Kunukika, |
| 4 | wa-ar-wa-ti2 ip-qi2-dam | later he has appointed. |
| 5 | lu sa2-he-er-tum | or a saḫertum |
| 6 | lu mi3-ma a-na qa2-ti2-szu | or anything to his hand |
| 7 | ta-di2-nu / isz-ti2-a | given with me. |
| 8 | u2-la2 / i-si2 / a-ma-kam | “Oh, oh, my mother!’ |
| 9 | lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum | let me keep you alive! |
| 10 | a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 11 | mi3-nam / szi2-la2-tam2 | “What is the life of you? |
| 12 | ub-la2-ku-ma isz-tu3 | they shall bring, and from |
| 13 | a-li-ka3-ni ma-ti2-ma | wherever he goes, |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ u2-la2 | 10 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 15 | tu3-sze2-bi-lam | you sent to me. |
| 16 | a-bi a-ta ta-ki-li | “My father, you have sinned against me! |
| 17 | la2 ta-sza-me | do not listen! |
| 18 | ki-ma / at-x-x-ma | like ... |
| 19 | [x]-la2 ta-ar-[...] | ... you ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma [a-na]-ku?-ma | thus I: |
| 2' | i-na ba-x [x] x | in ... |
| 3' | sze2-bi-lam _ku3-babbar_ | send me silver! |
| 4' | 1(disz) _gin2_ sza a-ku-lu | 1 shekel of akalu |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-ta-er li-ba-ka3 lu i-de8 isz-tu3 | Let me return to your city, let me know from |
| 2 | [x ma li] sza me-me i-na x x x | ... of anything in ... |
| 3 | x x x | |
| 4 | x x x | |
Sources & licences
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