BIN 07, 049 (P292809)

Letter tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 05342

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ba-a-nu-um
 en: To Banum
2. u3 dingir-na-s,i-ir
 en: and Ilum-nāṣir
3. qi2-bi2-ma
 en: speak!
4. um-ma nu-ur2-{d}suen-ma
 en: Thus (says) Nur-Sin:
5. a-na mi-ni-im
 en: "Why"
6. la ki-ti ta-asz-ku-na#
 en: "untruths did you speak,"
7. u3 i-di wa-ar-di-ia
 en: "and the wages of my servants,
8. tu-sza-di-na
 en: "(why) did you collect?"
reverse
1. wa-ar-du-u2-a
 en: "My servants"
2. u3 al-pu-u2-a
 en: "and my oxen"
3. u2-ku-la-am
 en: "food"
4. li-im-hu-ru
 en: "they should receive,"
5. ag-ru i-di-szu-nu
 en: "the hirelings, their wages"
6. le-el-qu2-u2
 en: "they should take."
7. i-na i-di wa-ar-di-ia
 en: "If the wages of my servants."
8. le-qe2-em
 en: "in taking"
9. u2-ka-an-ku-nu-ti-ma
 en: "I convict you."
10. i-na qa2-ta-ti-ku-nu
 en: "With your own hands"
left
1. u2-sza-am-da-ad-ku-nu-ut
 en: "I will make you deliver."

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292809

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05342
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008322
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5342

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 49

    [Alexander1943BIN7] Alexander, John B. 1943. Early Babylonian Letters and Economic Texts. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 7. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: MCS 2, 06

    [Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

  • history: AbB 9, 236

    [Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: YNER 4, 67

    [Walters1970water] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. Yale Near Eastern Researches 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 16, NBC 5342

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-09-09 at 02:06:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-06-10 at 08:22:22 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292809.
BIN 07, 049 artifact entry (No. P292809). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292809 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292809 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292809},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 049 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292809.
BIN 07, 049 artifact entry (No. P292809). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292809 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292809 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292809},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292809
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M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BIN 07, 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292809
ER  -
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