BIN 07, 049 (P292809)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 07, 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292809 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05342 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Banum |
| obverse 2 | and Ilum-nāṣir |
| obverse 3 | speak! |
| obverse 4 | Thus (says) Nur-Sin: |
| obverse 5 | "Why" |
| obverse 6 | "untruths did you speak," |
| obverse 7 | "and the wages of my servants, |
| obverse 8 | "(why) did you collect?" |
| reverse 1 | "My servants" |
| reverse 2 | "and my oxen" |
| reverse 3 | "food" |
| reverse 4 | "they should receive," |
| reverse 5 | "the hirelings, their wages" |
| reverse 6 | "they should take." |
| reverse 7 | "If the wages of my servants." |
| reverse 8 | "in taking" |
| reverse 9 | "I convict you." |
| reverse 10 | "With your own hands" |
| left 1 | "I will make you deliver." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ba-a-nu-um | |
| 2 | u3 dingir-na-s,i-ir | |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 4 | um-ma nu-ur2-{d}suen-ma | |
| 5 | a-na mi-ni-im | |
| 6 | la ki-ti ta-asz-ku-na# | |
| 7 | u3 i-di wa-ar-di-ia | |
| 8 | tu-sza-di-na | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | wa-ar-du-u2-a | |
| 2 | u3 al-pu-u2-a | |
| 3 | u2-ku-la-am | |
| 4 | li-im-hu-ru | |
| 5 | ag-ru i-di-szu-nu | |
| 6 | le-el-qu2-u2 | |
| 7 | i-na i-di wa-ar-di-ia | |
| 8 | le-qe2-em | |
| 9 | u2-ka-an-ku-nu-ti-ma | |
| 10 | i-na qa2-ta-ti-ku-nu | |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-sza-am-da-ad-ku-nu-ut | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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