BIN 04, 029 (P292119)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01692

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

82.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ en-na-nim
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6
3. 5(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ a-wi-it-ka3
4. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_
5. da-tum sza a-di2 ka3-ni-isz
6. 3(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ da-tum ik-szu-dam
7. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-qa2-ad
8. sa3-ri-dim 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ta-szi2-a-tum
9. sza _sa-tu_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ asz a-dum ru ga el? me ga?
10. u2-ku-ul-<ti2> sa3-ri-dim
11. 8(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-tum
12. sza _e2-gal_-lim 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
13. mu-t,a2 szu-uq-la-ti2-ka3!
14. u3 _an-na_ qa2-ti2-ka3
15. i-na 4(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na_
16. qa2-tum _an-na_-ak qa2-ti2-ka3!
17. 5(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
18. gam2-ra-am u2-s,a-he-er-ma
19. 3(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
reverse
1. _an-na_-ka3 iz-ku-am
2. _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2_ i3-li2-a-lum2
3. il5-qe2 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
4. lu-lu il5-qe2 9(disz) _gin2-ta_
5. 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
6. _an-na_ 7(disz) 2/3(disz)? _gin2_ sza-du-a-tam2
7. a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar a-di2-in
8. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
9. ku-nu-ki-a kur-ub-esz18-dar
10. na-asz2-a-kum 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 6(disz) 1(disz) _ma-na_
11. _an-na_ sza iz-ku-a-ni i-li-bi4-a
12. i-na 1(u) _tug2!_ ku-ta-ni-ka3
13. lu ni-is-ha-tum lu szi2-mu-um
14. 9(disz) _tug2_ iz-ku-u2-nim u3
15. 8(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim sza li-wi-tim
16. a-qa2-ti2-ku-nu a-_e2_ ka3-ri-im
17. a-di2 szi2-tam2 a-szur-sipa i-di2
18. i-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
19. sza ha-bu-la2-ku-ni 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
20. ar-nu-um lu sza 6(disz) _gin2_
left
1. _an-na_-ki-ka3 lu _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-ka3 _e2_ ka3-ri-im asz2-qul2]
2. szi2-ti2 _ku3:babbar_-pi3-ka3 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ i-li-bi4-a
3. szi2-tap-ku-um _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-ba-szi2-ma
4. a-szi2-a-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 ak-la2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
5. szu-ru-ni-um ma-e i-s,e2-ri-szu-nu la2 i-sza-ti2
6. ma

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Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 82.0 high × 58.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BIN 4, 29

    [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: OACP, p. 136-140

    [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: KTH, p. 32

    [Lewy1930KTH] Lewy, Julius. 1930. Die Kültepetexte Aus Der Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: LAPO 19, 201

    [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: cf Hecker, AfO Beiheft 13/14,29 n151

    [sec59043] N.d.

  • history: Nashef, TAVO Beiheft B83, 7ff ( partial T, Tr)

    [sec59044] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 01692
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 3-20: KTH 32; 6-8: Garelli, AC 190A.2; 12-13: EL I, 100b; 14: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292119.
BIN 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P292119). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292119 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292119 (Accessed: September 29, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292119
LB  - CDLI:P292119
M1  - 2025/9/29/
TI  - BIN 04, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292119
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292119.
BIN 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P292119). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292119 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292119 (Accessed: September 29, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292119
LB  - CDLI:P292119
M1  - 2025/9/29/
TI  - BIN 04, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292119
ER  -
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