BIN 07, 008 (P292756)

Letter tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 05286

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}utu-ha-zi-ir {disz}{d}suen-mu-sza#-lim#
2. u3 tap-pe2-e-szu-nu qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-ma
4. _sipa-mesz ab2 gu4 hi-a u3 u8 udu hi-a_
5. _nig2-szu_ a-pil-{d}utu u3 sa3-lu-hu-um
6. _sipa-mesz_ szu-nu szi-it-ti-szu-nu i-na la-bi-ri-isz
7. _a-sza3 hi-a_ s,a-ab-tu sza-lu-usz-ta-szu-nu
8. _a-sza3 hi-a_ u2-ul s,a#-ab#-tu
9. i-nu-ma u2-wa-e-ru#-ku#-nu-ti a-[na _sipa]-mesz#_ sza _a-sza3 hi-a_ la s,a#-ab-tu
10. _a-sza3 hi-a_ na-da-nam aq#-bi#-ku#-nu-szi-im#
11. ki-ma u2-wa-e-ru-ku-nu-ti
12. _sipa-mesz_ sza i-na la-bi-ri#-isz _a-sza3 hi-a_ s,a-ab-tu
13. i-na _a-sza3 hi-a_-szu-nu la tu-na-asz-sza-szu-nu-ti
14. a-na _sipa-mesz_ sza _a-sza3 hi-a_-szu-nu la s,a-ab-tu
15. a-na ap-szi-te-e-em sza qa2-bu-u2-ku-nu-szi-im
16. _a-sza3 hi-a_ id-na-szu-nu-szi-im
17. i-na _sipa-mesz# ab2# gu4 hi-a u3 u8 udu hi-a_
18. 1(disz) _lu2_ sza _a-sza3_-um u2-ul na-ad-na#-szum#
19. la# u2-lam-ma-da-an-ni
20. _sipa-mesz ab2 gu4 hi-a_ sza {d}utu
21. [sza? (...)] it#-ti-ia u2-ul in-nam-ru-ma
reverse
1. [...] _a-sza3_ na-da-nam#
2. [aq-bi? ... it]-ti-ia u2-ul in-[nam-ru]-ma#
3. [_a-sza3_ na-da-nam] u2-ul aq-bi-szu-nu-szi-im
4. [...] x-a-ma a-na _sipa-mesz_ sza {d}utu tap-pe2-szu-nu
5. [sza it-ti-ia] la in-na-am#-ru
6. [...] tap#-pe2-e-szu-nu a-na ap-szi-te-e-em
7. _a-[sza3 hi-a_] id-na-szu#-nu#-szi-im
8. [a-na a-pil]-{d}utu _u2-tul2_
9. [n] 4(bur3) GAN2 _a-sza3_ li-ib-bu _a-sza3#_ szi-isz-sza _ugula mar-tu_
10. a-na _a-sza3 szuku_-ti-szu ka-ni-kum ik-ka-ni-ik-ma
11. in-na-di-isz-szum
12. _a-sza3_-am szu-a-ti a-na a-pil-{d}utu
13. la ta-na-ad-di-na a-na _dumu-mesz_ szi-isz-szi-ma
14. te-er-ra-szu
15. a-na _KA_ ka-ni-ki-im sza a-pil-{d}utu _u2-tul2_
16. u2-ka-al-la-mu-ku-nu-ti
17. _a-sza3_ ki-ma _a-sza3_-im a-na a-pil-{d}utu
18. a-me-er-ta-szu id-na-szum

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 57.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 7, 8

    [Alexander1943BIN7] Alexander, John B. 1943. Early Babylonian Letters and Economic Texts. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 7. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: MCS 1, 5f

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

  • history: AbB 9, 195

    [Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 14, NBC 5286

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 05286
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-03-08 at 07:24:51 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-28 at 08:25:51 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2018-06-10 at 01:50:24 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292756.
BIN 07, 008 artifact entry (No. P292756). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292756 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292756 (Accessed: October 11, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292756
LB  - CDLI:P292756
M1  - 2025/10/11/
TI  - BIN 07, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292756
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292756.
BIN 07, 008 artifact entry (No. P292756). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292756 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292756 (Accessed: October 11, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292756
LB  - CDLI:P292756
M1  - 2025/10/11/
TI  - BIN 07, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292756
ER  -
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