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BIN 07, 032 (P292856)

Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE

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DesignationBIN 07, 032
IDP292856
Museum no.NBC 05398
CollectionNies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodEarly Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
GenreLetter
Find spotLarsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Coordinates31.2832, 45.8549

English translation

Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
obverse 1To Lu-gisa
obverse 2speak!
obverse 3Thus (says) Batūlum:
obverse 4"(About) Ašdiya"
obverse 5"the son of my sister,"
obverse 6"his hand seize!"
obverse 7"by his side,"
obverse 8"stand!"
reverse 1"Never"
reverse 2"about anything"
reverse 3"did I ever write to you."
reverse 4"If you are my brother,"
reverse 5"by his side"
reverse 6"stand!"
reverse 7"Please!"

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse
1a-na lu2-gi-sa3
2qi2-bi2-ma
3um-ma ba-tu-lum-ma
4asz2-di-ia
5ma-ri a-ha-ti-ia#
6qa2-su2 s,a-ba-at
7i-na i-di-szu
8i-zi-iz
reverse
1ma-ti-ma
2a-na mi-im-ma
3u2-la asz-pu-ra-ku-um
4szu-um-ma a-hi at-ta
5i-na i-di-szu
6i-zi-iz
7a-pu#-tum

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