BIN 04, 064 (P290299)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01661

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-na-da [qi2]-bi4-ma
2. um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma
3. isz-tu3 a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it
4. e-ru-bu 1(u) _gu2 uruda_ i-na
5. ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 am-hu-ur
6. szi2-ti2 ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 a-na 2(u)? u4-me
7. u2-za-ka3-ma a-na _sag10_
8. u2-ta-ar _ansze hi-a_
9. u3 i-li-a-ma
10. _uruda sag10_ pa2-ni-a-ma sza u2-ka3-nu
11. a-szar ma-la2-ki-im mi3-li-ik
12. a-sza-me-ma _uruda_ i-na
13. bu-ru-us-ha-tim t,a2-ab2
14. [x] _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na an-na_
15. [sza i-li]-bi4-a i-ba-szi2
16. um-ma i3-li-a-lum2-ma
17. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
18. lu-sze2-ri-ib um-ma
19. a-na-ku-ma ba-lu-um
20. te2-er-ti2 a-wi-li-im
21. la <tu3>-sze2-ra-ab2 um-ma szu-ut-ma
22. szu-ma _an-na_ sza a-bi4-ka3
23. la ta-da2-nam sza a-la-hi-im
24. di2-na-ma a-la-ha-am
25. la-ag-mi3-il5 um-ma
26. a-na-ku-ma te2-er-tum
27. li-ba-al-ki-tam2
28. 1(u) _gu2 uruda_ i-szi2-im
29. _an-na_ al-qe2-ma i-ba-szi2#
30. _szunigin uruda_-i-ka3 2(u) _gu2_ na-di2?
31. 2(disz) t,up-pe3 s,u2-ha-ru-um
32. sza a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
33. ub#-la2-ku-um
left
1. szi2-a-ma-ti2-ka3 u2-za-ka3-ma
2. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim [e?]-ra-[ab]
3. a-x a-ma-kam a-te2-er-ti2-ka3#
  (continuation tablet necessary)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 3-8, 28-30: Michel, Fs Garelli 260A.40; 30-35: Michel, Fs Garelli 260A.40; 9: erasure?; cp. 16

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290299

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01661
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004634
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1661

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 64

    [Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1927. Letters and Transactions from Cappadocia. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: OAA 1, 114

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 270

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: AfO 12 (pp. 342-362), 352f

    [Oppenheim1937/39AfO12] Oppenheim, Adolf Leo. 1937-39. “Lexikalische Untersuchungen Zu Den „kappadokischen“ Briefen.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 12: 342–62.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-12 at 18:35:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290299.
BIN 04, 064 artifact entry (No. P290299). (2026, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290299 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 064 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290299 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	month = {jul 12},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290299},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290299.
BIN 04, 064 artifact entry (No. P290299). (2026, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290299 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 064 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290299 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {BIN 04, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290299},
}


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