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BIN 07, 045 (P292929)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 07, 045 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292929 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05482 |
| 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 |
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 be-li2-ia | To my lord |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma er3-ra-ba-ni-ma | thus Erra-bani: |
| 4 | isz-tu _u4 5(disz)-kam_ a-na na-ri-im | from the 5th day to the nāru |
| 5 | qa2-ti sza-ak-na-at | are placed in my hands. |
| 6 | a-szu-um asz-ku-nu li-ba-ti-ia | (As for) the one who places (it) in my heart, |
| 7 | ma-lu-u2 | |
| 8 | i-na pu-su2-si2-im | in the assembly |
| 9 | i-na _ku3-babbar dam-gar3_-im | from the silver of the merchant |
| 10 | na-ba-al-ka-ta-ti-im | the nabalkatātum |
| 11 | sza-la-asz a-ba-al-ki-it | secondly, Abalkīt |
| 12 | _5(bur'u) GAN2 ki-duru5_ sa-an-ga-ru-um | 50 bur₂ field, irrigated area of Sangarum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _5(bur3) GAN2 ki-duru5_ i-la-ni | 5 bur3 field area: Illani |
| 2 | _4(bur'u) GAN2 ki-BAD 2(bur'u) GAN2 ki-duru5_ | 40 bur3 field area, 20 bur3 surface area, irrigation |
| 3 | dumu a-bi-ia | son of Abiya |
| 4 | _1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-duru5 5(bur3) GAN2 ki-BAD_ | 10 bur3 field area: cult site; 5 bur3 surface area: dry land; |
| 5 | ba-ti-ia | of Batiya |
| 6 | _1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-duru5_ isz-me-{d}iszkur | 10 bur₂ field, cult site of Išme-Addu |
| 7 | _1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-duru5 4(bur3) GAN2 ki-BAD_ | 10 bur3 field area, cult center; 4 bur3 surface area, dry land; |
| 8 | _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen-ba-ni | sons of Sîn-bani |
| 9 | szum-ma be-li2 at-ta | If you, my lord, |
| 10 | a-ma-at-ma t,a2-ab-ku-um | a word of good fortune |
| 11 | a-na mu-ka-bi-li-ia | To Mukabiliya |
| 12 | _bur-zi_-su2-nu-szi-im-ma li-li-ku-ni-im | their omens and may they come to me. |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-tum# i-ta-la-ak | that one has gone |
Sources & licences
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