BIN 04, 008 (P292515)

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 01644

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

55.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma ku-lu-ma-a u3
3. kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma
4. i-nu-mi3 / a-di2-i [lu]-qu2#-tim
5. sza dan-a-szur x-ka3
6. ni-ka3-si2 / a x u2
7. aq-bi4-a-kum u2-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. a-ma 6(disz) ku-ta-nu
9. sza sza-at-a-szur _tug2#_-[ba-tu3]
10. u2-la2 sza _dumu-munus_ sza-lim-a-hi-im u3?
11. _tug2#_-[ba-tu3 sza kur-ub-esz18-dar]
12. i-na si2-si2-ka3-at
13. _tug2#_-[ba-ti2 / szu-mi3-i]
14. i-la2-ap2-ra-at-ba-ni
15. u2-la2 wa-du-u2
reverse
1. a-na dan-a-szur _dub dam-gar3_
2. la2-ap2-tu2 _tug2#_-[ba-su2]
3. szu-na sza kur-ub-esz18-dar
4. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
5. um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma a-bi a-ta
6. be-li2 a-ta i-hi-id-ma
7. _tug2#_-[ba-ti2 a-na szal2-ma-a-szur]
8. di2-in szu-ma / ma-ha-ra-am
9. la2 i-mu-wa
10. _igi_ 2(disz){sze2-na} / qi2-bi-szu-ma
11. u3 te2-er-ta-ka3
12. li-li-kam u3 _tug2#_-[ba-tu3]
13. a-na dan-a-szur-ma
14. li-bi4-szi2-u2
15. a-szu-mi3 _tug2#_-[ba-ti2]
16. sza ka3-s,a-ar
left
1. ka3-ru-wa-a u3 _an-na_ sza
2. a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a
3. szu-up-ra-am
2009-11-11 22:51:36, entered by dahl & englund for dahl & englund

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 17-18; EL II, 175; 33: EL I, 212

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292515

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 20.0 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 01644
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004617
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1644

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 8

    [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: LAPO 19, 118

    [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: van der Meer diss., ,Correspondance No. 42

    [vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 43-44

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38 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 22:51:35 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292515.
BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P292515). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292515
LB  - CDLI:P292515
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292515
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292515.
BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P292515). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292515
LB  - CDLI:P292515
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292515
ER  -
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