BIN 04, 022 (P292116)

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 01681

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

66.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma sza-at-a-szur-ma
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi4-ma a-szu-mi3
4. me-eh-s,i2-im ku-lu _e2_-tim
5. ma-su2-uh szu-ma pa2-nu-ka3
6. a-na a-wi!-lim sza-ak-nu
7. a-na i-li sza-qi2-i
8. u2? a-bu-u2 la2 e-ta-asz2-ru-ni
9. u2 a-ta / a-ma-nu-hi
10. la2 ta-sza-ra-ni
11. u2-la2 ku-a-ti2 ma-ma-an
12. sza-ni-a-am la2 i-szu
13. a-szu-mi3 isz-tu3 be-el!-te3-e-<gal-lim>
14. a-di kan2-bar-ta
15. ku-ta-a da
16. [x]-ma / tu3-ni
reverse
1. a-ni ur-ta-i-bu
2. 2(u) _sila3_ ma-da-dam
3. isz-ti2 a-ma-ti2-ka3-ma
4. u2-usz-ta-am-hi-ru-ni
5. _geme2_ 2(u) _sila3_ e-ka3-la2
6. u2 a-na-ku 2(u) _sila3_ a-kal2
7. a-ni szu-mi3 s,u2-ha!-ri-im
8. la2 i-za-ku-ru a-na-nu-um
9. a-ta / la2 ta-za-kar2-szu-nu
10. a-li-ku i-li-ku-nim-ma
11. szu-mi3 la2 ta-az-ku-ur
12. ma-nu-ba / szu-mi3-i
13. li-iz-ku-ur
14. a-la2 ku-a-ti2 ma-ma-an
15. sza-ni-a-am
16. la2 i-szu
left
1. u2?-la2 isz-tu3 i-na-ar ma x a x
2. ni-qi2-a-am i-di2-nu-nim
3. ni?-ki-is-tu3-um x x

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 5: NB: kopie AH uh; obv. 9: NB: sfs.; obv. 15: NB: sfs.

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292116

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 66.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01681
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004654
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1681

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 22

    [Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert T. 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: CAD, and CAD M/II 61b

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • history: AfO Beih. 13/14, 62 n330 (partialT, Tr)

    [Hirsch1961AfOBeih13/14] Hirsch, Hans. 1961. Untersuchungen Zur Altassyrischen Religion. Vol. 13/14. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: LAPO 19, 375

    [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: cf Hirsch, ZA 58, 1967, 99f n9

    [sec59032] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:56:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:54:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata 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 22:51:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292116.
BIN 04, 022 artifact entry (No. P292116). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292116 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292116 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292116},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292116.
BIN 04, 022 artifact entry (No. P292116). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292116 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292116 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292116
LB  - CDLI:P292116
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BIN 04, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292116
ER  -
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