BIN 04, 126 (P293870)

Incantation 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 03672

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. isz-te2#-a-at e-la2-at
2. a-pu-la-at
3. mu-usz-ta-ba-ba!-at!
4. u3-tu3-ka3-at
5. lam-na-at bu-un-tu3
6. i-li-im
7. ma!-ar-tu3 / a-ni-im
8. a-na t,e2-mi3-sza la2 dam-qi2-[im]
9. ma-al-ki-sza
10. pa2-ru-im a-nu-um
reverse
1. a-bu-sza / isz-tu3
2. sza-ma-e / i-pu-s,a-szi2
3. qa2-qa2-ar-szu-um
4. a-na t,e2-mi3-sza la2 dam-qi2-im
5. ma-al-ki-sza sa3-ah-i-im!
6. pe3-ra-sa3 / wa-sza-ra-at
7. da-du-sza sza-ah-t,u3
8. a-na be-el la2 i-li-im
9. i-sza-ru-um
10. te2-sze2-er / sze2-er-ha-an
left
1. la2-ab2-i-im tu3-ra-mi3
2. sze2-er-ha-an s,u2-ha-ri-im
3. wa la2-i-im
  (erasure ta-ra!-szu-ma)

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Incantation, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: e. 3: NB: zeile fehlt in kopie!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293870

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 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 03672
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006647
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3672

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 126

    [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: Lamaštu, text OA2

    [Farber2014Lamastu] Farber, Walter. 2014. Lamaštu. An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C. Mesopotamian Civilizations 17. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html.

  • history: AfO Beih. 13/14, 6 n. 25

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

  • history: OrNS 25 (pp. 141-148), 141-48

    [vonSoden1956OrNS25] Soden, Wolfram von. 1956. “Eine Altassyrische Beschwörung Gegen Die Dämonin Lamaštum.” Orientalia NS 25 (2): 141–48.

    (coll, T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-01 at 13:44:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-09 at 19:00:57 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
2023-01-21 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 22:51:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P293870.
BIN 04, 126 artifact entry (No. P293870). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293870 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 126 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293870 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	month = {aug 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293870},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P293870.
BIN 04, 126 artifact entry (No. P293870). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293870 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 126 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293870 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293870},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P293870
LB  - CDLI:P293870
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293870
ER  -
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