BIN 04, 052 (P290305)

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 01688

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

71.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-la2-hi-im
2. u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
3. qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-szur3-na-da-<ma>
4. _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ ma-la2
5. isz-tu3 tur4-hu-mi3-it
6. u2-sze2-bu-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ni
7. a-na sza qi2-ip-ti2-a
8. szu-uk-na-ma / szu-ma
9. i3-li2-a-lum2 / su2-ri
10. ma-s,i2-ir / a-sza-me-ma
11. i-di2-su2-en6 / pa2-ni-ni
12. i-sze2-e / a-ma-su2
13. i-na ka3-ni-isz
14. le-zi-ib-ma
15. szu-a-ti2 / a-na a-lim{ki}
reverse
1. t,u3-ru-su2-ma a-na
2. ba-ra-im a-na
3. ka3-ni-isz li-ik-szu-dam
4. szu-ma a-la2-hu-um
5. la2-szu sza ki-ma
6. szu-a-ti2 / a-szi2-bu-tim
7. szu-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza ba-ri-ni
8. a-na szu-mi3 ki-la2-le-ni
9. eq-lam le-ti2-iq
10. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
11. ha-na-nu-um
12. _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ i-ku-a
13. sza ba-ri-ni na-szi2
14. ni-is-ha-su2 u3
15. sza-du-a-su2 i-na
16. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a! lu i-szi2-im#
left
1. _tug2 hi_-ti2-a i-di2-ma a-ba-ri-ni
2. li-li-ik s,u2-ha-ri
3. sza e-li-u2-ni-ni _ki_ sa3-hi-ri
4. a-pu#?-[ul]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 8-9: CADM I, 323a; 10-16: EL I, 189c

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290305

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 21.0 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 01688
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004661
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1688

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 52

    [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, 62

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:27 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, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290305.
BIN 04, 052 artifact entry (No. P290305). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290305 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290305 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290305
LB  - CDLI:P290305
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BIN 04, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290305
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 052 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290305.
BIN 04, 052 artifact entry (No. P290305). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290305 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290305 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290305
LB  - CDLI:P290305
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BIN 04, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290305
ER  -
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