BIN 04, 013 (P292121)

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 01720

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

48.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma
3. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_
4. u2 i-ti2-ra-su2 5(disz) ku-ta-ni
5. ku-nu-ku sza szu-esz18-dar
6. _dumu_ da-da-nim u3
7. 1/2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3-im
8. mi3-ma a-nim
9. ir-ma-a-szur
10. i-ra-de8-a-kum
reverse
1. i-na a-wi-ti2-ni
2. mi3-ma da-tam2 u2-ku-ul-tam2
3. u3 sza sa2-ri-dim
4. u2-la2 u2-la2-ma-da-ni
5. a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta
6. _an-na_-ki / ki-ma e-ru-ba-ni
7. a-na _ku3-babbar_ di2-in-ma
8. _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a
9. sze2-bi-lam szu-ma _an-na_-ki
10. la2 ta!-ti2-di2-in 2(disz) _ma-na_
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a
12. sze2-bi4-la2-ma isz-tu3
13. u4-mi3-im
left
1. sza tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni
2. ta-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 i-di2

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292121

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 19.0 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 01720
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004693
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1720

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 13

    [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: OACP, p. 87-89

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 122

    [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.

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
2023-06-20 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 22:51:35 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292121.
BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P292121). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292121
LB  - CDLI:P292121
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BIN 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292121
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292121.
BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P292121). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292121
LB  - CDLI:P292121
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BIN 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292121
ER  -
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