BIN 04, 008 (P292515)

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 01644

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

55.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma ku-lu-ma-a u3
3. kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma
4. i-nu-mi3 / a-di2-i [lu]-qu2#-tim
5. sza dan-a-szur x-ka3
6. ni-ka3-si2 / a x u2
7. aq-bi4-a-kum u2-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. a-ma 6(disz) ku-ta-nu
9. sza sza-at-a-szur _tug2#_-[ba-tu3]
10. u2-la2 sza _dumu-munus_ sza-lim-a-hi-im u3?
11. _tug2#_-[ba-tu3 sza kur-ub-esz18-dar]
12. i-na si2-si2-ka3-at
13. _tug2#_-[ba-ti2 / szu-mi3-i]
14. i-la2-ap2-ra-at-ba-ni
15. u2-la2 wa-du-u2
reverse
1. a-na dan-a-szur _dub dam-gar3_
2. la2-ap2-tu2 _tug2#_-[ba-su2]
3. szu-na sza kur-ub-esz18-dar
4. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
5. um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma a-bi a-ta
6. be-li2 a-ta i-hi-id-ma
7. _tug2#_-[ba-ti2 a-na szal2-ma-a-szur]
8. di2-in szu-ma / ma-ha-ra-am
9. la2 i-mu-wa
10. _igi_ 2(disz){sze2-na} / qi2-bi-szu-ma
11. u3 te2-er-ta-ka3
12. li-li-kam u3 _tug2#_-[ba-tu3]
13. a-na dan-a-szur-ma
14. li-bi4-szi2-u2
15. a-szu-mi3 _tug2#_-[ba-ti2]
16. sza ka3-s,a-ar
left
1. ka3-ru-wa-a u3 _an-na_ sza
2. a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a
3. szu-up-ra-am
2009-11-11 22:51:36, entered by dahl & englund for dahl & englund

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

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 54.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 8

[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: LAPO 19, 118

[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: van der Meer diss., ,Correspondance No. 42

[vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.
history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 43-44

[Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01644
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
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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-004617) (BC-004617)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1644) (NBC.1644)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 17-18; EL II, 175; 33: EL I, 212

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292515.

BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P292515). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292515.

BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P292515). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292515 (Accessed: February 11, 2026).

@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292515},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292515
LB  - CDLI:P292515
M1  - 2026/2/11/
TI  - BIN 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292515
ER  -