BIN 04, 084 (P290346)

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 03687

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

37.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [um]-ma# im-di2-lum2-ma
2. a-na puzur4-a-szur#
3. qi2-bi4-ma 2(u) _ma-na-ta_
4. e-mu-du a-szu-mi3
5. ar-ni-ka3 usz-ka3-i-ma
6. usz#-ka3-in a-ru-tum
7. [sza]-ak#-na-at-ma
8. [pa2]-t,a2#-ra-am
9. [la i]-mu-u2
10. [x x]-e-ka3 u2-sza-di2-nu
11. _ku3-babbar_ asz2-[ta]-qal
12. a-na 1(u) u4-me
13. e-lu-tum e-ra-ba!-am
14. a-ma-<kam> u2-za-ka3 lu pa2-ti2-at
15. [i]-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_
16. [_an-na_-ak] qa2-tim
17. [sza]-ak#-szi2-dam#

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3-9 Larsen OACP, 190

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290346

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 16.0 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 03687
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006662
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3687

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 84

    [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: CAD, CAD A/II 295 (partial T, Tr)

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace Jay, 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, 70(partial T, Tr)

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 208

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: LAPO 19, 200

    [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
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
2023-06-20 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
2016-07-28 at 14:11:57 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:31 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, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290346.
BIN 04, 084 artifact entry (No. P290346). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290346 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290346 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290346},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290346.
BIN 04, 084 artifact entry (No. P290346). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290346 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290346 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290346},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P290346
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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - BIN 04, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290346
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