BIN 07, 038 (P292921)

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 05472

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szi-ma-at-{d}suen#
2. qi2#-bi2-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-a-pil-szu-nu-ma
4. asz-szum a-wa-ti-im
5. sza ta-asz-pu-ri-ni
6. sza-pi-ri-i
7. i-sza-la-an-ni-ma
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
9. a-wi#-le-e
10. nu-sze-szi-ib-ma
11. mi-im-ma
12. i-na a-wa-ti-im
13. u2-la is,-ba-tu-ma#
14. i-sza-ri-isz
15. i-it-ta-ap-la-a-an-ni
16. mi-im-ma la ta-an-na-hi-id#
reverse
1. um-ma szu-u2-ma
2. a-na mi-ni-im
3. a-na ki-id-di-i-im
4. u2-us,-s,i2-i
5. um-ma a-na#-[ku]-ma
6. a-na# bi-it 1(disz) _dingir#_ x-ma
7. [u2]-us,#-s,i2-i
8. aq#-bi#-szum
9. [um]-ma# szu-u2-ma
10. a-na bi-it 1(disz) _dingir_
11. szu-um-szu-u2
12. la# i-la-ak
13. x ZA a
14. [x-(x)] AB#? pa a am
15. x na x [x] x
16. a-na-ku [x x x x] x
17. li-ta-al-la-ak#
18. [(x)] x {disz}ba-ni-i-im
left
column 1
1. [x]-bi-i-[ma]
2. um-ma szu-u2-ma
3. a-na# mi-ni#-im#
column 2
1. [x] ta x x x
2. ga#-am-ra#-am KU? x [x (x)]
3. x ma ba-a-nu-um x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 86.0 high × 40.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 7, 38

[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, 30f

[Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.
history: AbB 9, 225

[Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.
citation: CBCY 2, p. 22, NBC 5472

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 05472
Accession No.:

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-06-28 at 08:27:42	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	Approved
2018-06-10 at 07:21:26	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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-008453) (BC-008453)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5472) (NBC.5472)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292921.

BIN 07, 038 artifact entry (No. P292921). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292921 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292921 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292921},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292921.

BIN 07, 038 artifact entry (No. P292921). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292921 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292921 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292921},
}

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