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BIN 07, 053 (P292937)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | BIN 07, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292937 |
| Museum no. | NBC 05491 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
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 ku-bu#-tum | to Kubutum |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-ma | Tarišmatum speaks thus: |
| 4 | {d}pa-bil-sag u3 {d}gu-la | Pabilsag and Gula |
| 5 | asz-szum#-mi-ia | Because of me |
| 6 | li-ba-li-t,u3-u2-ka | may they keep you alive! |
| 7 | esz-ri-szu asz-pu-ra-ku-um-ma | I wrote to you, and |
| 8 | u2-ul te-NE-ma-an-ni | You will not approach me, |
| 9 | i-na a-al su2-un-qi3-im | from the water of the well |
| 10 | wa-asz-ba-a-ku | I shall serve. |
| 11 | ti-de at-ta | you know, |
| 12 | u3 _1(disz) sila3 sze_ i-na na# ka ZI | and 1 sila3 barley in the na ka zI |
| 13 | u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi | there is none. |
| 14 | [{d}pa]-bil#-sag | Pabilsag |
| 15 | [gi]-mi-il-ma | requital, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_n gin2] ku3-babbar_ | n shekels of silver |
| 2 | a-na# sza#-at-{d}utu sa3-bi-tim | to Šāt-šuma-iddin |
| 3 | id-nam-ma li-ib-lam | he gave, and may he bring |
| 4 | a-na na-ra-am-{d}iszkur | to Naram-Addu |
| 5 | um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-ma | Tarišmatum speaks thus: |
| 6 | sza la ia-ti | without me |
| 7 | ma-nu-um a-ha-at-ki | Who is your rival? |
| 8 | lu t,a-ab-ki-im | may it be good! |
| 9 | ha-am-szi-szu-u2-ma-an | Ḫamšišuman |
| 10 | ih-ti-t,a-an-ni | he has killed me, |
| 11 | qi4-bi-szum-ma | speak to him |
| 12 | _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 shekel of silver |
| 13 | li-sza-bi-lam | may he send me. |
| 14 | la e-ni-isz | he did not obey |
| 15 | ap-pu-tum | Apputum, |
Sources & licences
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