BIN 04, 032 (P292108)

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 01665

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

72.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na um-mi3-a-nu szu-hu-bur
2. u3 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
3. qi2-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
4. 3(disz) sza-na-at u4-me isz-ti2
5. _dingir_ e-ri-isz um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. la-lik# bu-la-ti
7. lu-za-ki-ma e-s,a-am
8. u3 ma-dam2# ma-ah-ri-szu-nu
9. la2-asz2-ku-un szu-hu-bur
10. 5(disz) sza-na-at u4-me iq-bi-a-am
11. u3 a-tu3-nu ma-ag-ra-tu3-nu
12. a-na-ku la2 am-hu-ur-szu
13. um-ma a-na-ku-ma 5(disz) sza-na-at
14. u3-la2 u2-qa2-a a-di3 ma-la2
15. u4-me sza isz-ti2 _dingir_ e-ri-szu
16. la-lik bu-la-ti
17. lu-za-ki-a-am a-na _dam-gar3_{ri}-a
reverse
1. sza a-te2-be2-lu 2(disz){sze2-na}
2. u3 sza-la2-sza-at u3-la2 ta-szi2-im-tum
3. _ku3-babbar_ ma-dum ir-tu3-qa2-ni
4. u3-la2 na-t,u3-ma szu-mi3-szu-nu
5. u3-la2 u2-da-a-ku-nu-ti2
6. um-ma a-na-ku-ma ma-ti2 i-lu-ku-ma
7. _dam-gar3 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-szar-szu-nu-ti2-ma
8. u4 i-a-ti2 sza qa2-ru-bi4-im
9. [u2]-qa2-ru-bu-nim a-szur3 u3 i-lu-ku-nu
10. li#-t,u3-<la2> _ku3-babbar_ 2(asz) _gu2_ ru-qu2
11. lu-ma-si2 be-lu-a a-tu3-nu szu-ma
12. li-bi4-ku-nu ma-la2 ni-is-ha-tum
13. _e2_ um-mi3-a-ni-a i-na-sa3-ha-ni
14. mi3-il5-ka3-ma sza 3(disz) sza-na-at
15. ma-szu-ka3-ti2 i-lu-ku-ma
16. _ku3-babbar la2_ i-s,a-bu-tu3
17. ta!-ah-si2-is-tam2
18. hi-ir-ma-ma
left
1. a-wa-at-ku-[nu] da-mi3-iq-tam2 isz-ti2
2. s,u2-ha-ri-a la2-pi2-ta-nim-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
3. bu-la2-ti2-a a-na ha-ar-pe3 lu-pa-he-er-ma

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4: Lewy HUCA 17, 85A.388; Or 19, 11A.7; 4-17: Larsen. iraq 39, 130+A.38; 4-5: Hirsch, UAR A.193; 6: EL I, 127a; 13-17: Hirsch, UAR A. 193; 26f.: Lewy, Or 19, 25A.3; RHR 110, 51A.55; 28-31: Larsen, OACP 143A.64; 29: HUCA 27, 23A.102; 29-30:

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292108

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 21.0 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 01665
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004638
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1665

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 32

    [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: AfO Beih. 13/14, 37 (partial T, Tr)

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

  • history: OACP, p. 9, p. 143

    [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.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: LAPO 19, 210

    [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: Garelli, Assyriens 233f (T,Tr)

    [sec59012] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 Artifact

“BIN 04, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292108.
BIN 04, 032 artifact entry (No. P292108). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292108 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292108 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {BIN 04, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292108
LB  - CDLI:P292108
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292108
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 032 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292108.
BIN 04, 032 artifact entry (No. P292108). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292108 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 032 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292108 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {BIN 04, 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292108},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292108},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292108
LB  - CDLI:P292108
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292108
ER  -
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