BIN 04, 013 (P292121)

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 01720

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

48.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma
3. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_
4. u2 i-ti2-ra-su2 5(disz) ku-ta-ni
5. ku-nu-ku sza szu-esz18-dar
6. _dumu_ da-da-nim u3
7. 1/2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3-im
8. mi3-ma a-nim
9. ir-ma-a-szur
10. i-ra-de8-a-kum
reverse
1. i-na a-wi-ti2-ni
2. mi3-ma da-tam2 u2-ku-ul-tam2
3. u3 sza sa2-ri-dim
4. u2-la2 u2-la2-ma-da-ni
5. a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta
6. _an-na_-ki / ki-ma e-ru-ba-ni
7. a-na _ku3-babbar_ di2-in-ma
8. _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a
9. sze2-bi-lam szu-ma _an-na_-ki
10. la2 ta!-ti2-di2-in 2(disz) _ma-na_
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a
12. sze2-bi4-la2-ma isz-tu3
13. u4-mi3-im
left
1. sza tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni
2. ta-ah-si2-is-ta-ka3 i-di2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 50.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 13

[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. 87-89

[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: LAPO 19, 122

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01720
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-004693) (BC-004693)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1720) (NBC.1720)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292121.

BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P292121). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292121
LB  - CDLI:P292121
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - BIN 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292121
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292121.

BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P292121). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292121 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292121},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292121
LB  - CDLI:P292121
M1  - 2026/3/9/
TI  - BIN 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292121
ER  -