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BIN 07, 040 (P292931)
Letter, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 07, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292931 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05484 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 ba-ni-im | to Banum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma i-ku-pi4-{d}suen-ma | thus Ikupī-Sîn: |
| 4 | sza asz-pu-ra-ku-um | that I wrote to you |
| 5 | szum-ma sa3-ri-isz | If he is a sacrificial sheep |
| 6 | a-ta#-PI-al | I have asked. |
| 7 | {disz}su2#-mu-dingir be2-li | Sūmu-ilum, my lord |
| 8 | lu# a-PI-al | may I see. |
| 9 | isz-tu a-na-ku-u2 | After I |
| 10 | ha-la#-ku-u2 | |
| 11 | sza-nu-um wa-ar-hu-um | secondly, after |
| 12 | PI-al-gu-u2-a | PI-algu’a |
| 13 | su-ku-ru-u2 | |
| 14 | u3 wa#-ar-di-i | and later |
| 15 | [di]-ik-i | he smote |
| 16 | isz#-tu ma-ar | From before |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi-ip-ri-im# | work |
| 2 | sza {disz}nu-ur2-{d}suen | of Nur-Sin |
| 3 | i-mu-ru | saw |
| 4 | a-na-ku-u2 | I, |
| 5 | a-na PI-al-gi-ia | to PI-algiya |
| 6 | pe-te-em# | open |
| 7 | a-li-ik-ma | went, and |
| 8 | u3 ia-ti-NI | and Yati-NI |
| 9 | i-du-ka-ni | he shall kill, |
| 10 | u3 na-as-ha-at | and the guarantor |
| 11 | [x] BI NI | ... ... |
| 12 | [_igi_ {d}]nanna#-ma-an-szum2 | before Nanna-manšum |
| 13 | [_igi_ x x] ti#-li-IG-i3-li2 | Witness: ... Ili-IG-ili |
| 14 | [_igi_ {d}]suen#-na-s,i-ir | before Sin-nāṣir |
| 15 | [_igi_] szu-mi-a-bi-ia | before Šumi-abiya |
| 16 | _igi_ mu-mu | before Umu |
| 17 | _igi_ hu-ba-ZUM | before Huba-zim |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1 | _igi#_ e-te-el#-[lum] | before Etellum |
| 2 | _igi_ dingir-lum-BI-NI | before Ilu-lum-BI-NI |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1 | _igi#_ im-lik-{d}suen | before Imlik-Sîn |
| 2 | _igi#_ a-pil-a-hi | before Apil-ahi |
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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