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BIN 06, 080 (P298485)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 06, 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P298485 |
| Museum no. | NBC 06613 |
| 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' | ka3-an#-[ku ...] | The gate ... |
| 2' | t,up-pe2-e / ku#-[nu-uk ...] | The tablets are sealed ... |
| 3' | sza sze2-di2-isz-[tim ...] | of the šedištu-festival ... |
| 4' | a-na ku-nu-ti2 / [u3 sza ki-ma a]-szur3-na-da# | for the kunūtu-service and that like Assur-nada |
| 5' | _dumu_ dingir-i-di2-na-szu / [i]-pa2-qi2-du-ni ku-nu-ti2#-ma | son of Ilī-iddinašu, he appointed, and |
| 6' | szi2-be2-e / i-sza-ku-nu-ni ku-nu-ti2-ma | They will place the šībê-offering for you, and |
| 7' | t,up-pe2-e / i-na ku-nu-uk sze2-di2-isz-tim | Tablets with the seal of the šedištu-priest. |
| 8' | _igi_ dingir-a-ni / a-szar / ta-ta-wu-a-ni | before his god, where he wishes |
| 9' | ta-sza-ka3-na / szu-ma a-szur-[na]-da# | you will place. Name Assur-nada. |
| 10' | i-qa2-bi / um-ma szu-ut-ma / t,up-pu-u2 | he will say, thus: “That tablet |
| 11' | a-szar im-di2-lim / la2 i-ba-szi2-u2 | where there is plenty, there is none. |
| 12' | lu ni-[ip-qi2]-su2-nu / t,up-pe2-e / i-na | or their tablets, in |
| 13' | ku-nu-ki-szu-nu-[ma] / s,i2-li-a-nam | seal them with their seals and may they be pure! |
| 14' | sze2-s,i2-a-nim-ma / a-na um-mi3-a-nim ke#-nim# | “Bless me! True to my mother! |
| 15' | pi2-iq-da2-szu-nu-ma / a-di2 ta-ta-wa-ni | take them, and as long as you will speak to me, |
| 16' | a-na ma-ma-an / la2 u2-szar | “He will not make any claim against anyone’s property. |
| 17' | u3 i-nu-mi3 a-wa-ti2-ku-nu / ta-sza-ka3-na-ni | At that time, you will place your words. |
| 18' | s,i2-li-a-nam / sze2-s,i2-a-ma | “Bless me, so that |
| 19' | _igi#_ da-a-ni / szu-uk#-na-szu#-nu | before Ayānu, their šuknu |
| 20' | szu#-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma [s,i2-li]-a-<nam> pi2-te2-a-ma | Thus (says) Ṣillī-Anum, my messenger: |
| 21' | [x]-na-nim [...] | ...-nanim ... |
| 22' | t,up#-pe2-e la [...] | Tablets not |
| 23' | la# ta-ta-na-[...] | Do not ... |
| 24' | [a]-na [x x ...] | to ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [i-li-bi]-ni# [...] | Ili-bini ... |
| 2' | [ni-di2]-in u3 2(u) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_] | we gave, and 20 minas of silver |
| 3' | [sza] qi2-ip-ti2-szu sza a-na 6(u) [ha]-am#-sza-tim | of his qiptu, which for 60 hamšātum-containers |
| 4' | [i]-qi2#-pu-szu / t,up-pu-um / i-na | They will give him a tablet. |
| 5' | [s,i2]-li-a-nim-ma / i-ba-szi2 | there is peace. |
| 6' | [sza] 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / a-na-ku ha-bu-la-ak-szu-ni | of 5 minas of silver, I am the guarantor for him. |
| 7' | [i-na] li-bi s,i2-li-a-nim-ma | in the middle of the night |
| 8' | [i]-ba-szi2 / ga-me-er a-wa-ti2-a / a-wa-ti2-ni | There is all my words, our words. |
| 9' | ig#-mu-ru-u2-ma t,up-pa2-am il5-pu-tu3-ma | they saw, and they wrote a tablet |
| 10' | [i]-na li-bi s,i2-li-a-nim-ma | in the middle of the night |
| 11' | i-ba-szi2 sza ki-ma t,up-pu-um sza 5(disz) _ma-na_ | there is that which according to the tablet of 5 minas |
| 12' | _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na-ku / a-hi-ib-<la2>-szu-ni | the silver that I and his dependents |
| 13' | i-mu-tu3-ma u3 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he died, and 5 minas of silver |
| 14' | s,i2-li-a / ki-ma szu-a-ti2 / a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ | a ṣillīya like that for 4 months |
| 15' | i-sza-qa2-lam s,i2-li-a / _ku3-babbar_ ma-[la] | he shall weigh out. The silver as much as |
| 16' | ga-me-er a-wa-ti2-ni / mi3-ma u3-la2 isz-qu-lam2# | All of our words have been uttered(?) |
| 17' | u3 na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 sza a-szur3-na-da | and the našpātum-gift of Assur-nada |
| 18' | a-na i-a-ti2 / u3 s,i2-li-a | to me and my sister |
| 19' | isz-pu-ra-ni-ma / i-na na-<asz2>-pa2-ar-ti2-szu | wrote to me, and in his letter |
| 20' | 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum | 7 minas of lead, 4 šurūtu-garments |
| 21' | 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 donkey, Ṣallamum, 5/6 mina of silver |
| 22' | u3 _ARAD2_ / i-na sza qi2-ip-ti2-a | and a servant in my eponymy |
| 23' | [i]-li#-[bi-a i-ba-szi2-u2] | there are gods. |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] x-na-ma | ... and |
| 2 | [...] i-si2-ku-nu-ni | ... are with you. |
| 3 | [...] x-ma | ... and |
| 4 | [... i]-zi-zu-ma | ... stood, and |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-wi-lum2 e i-ip-[...] | A man ... |
| 2 | na-asz2-pe2-<er>-tu3-szu [...] | His supplication |
| 3 | e ir-hi-[...] | Irḫi- |
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