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BIN 07, 053 (P292937)

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 05491

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ku-bu#-tum
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-ma
4. {d}pa-bil-sag u3 {d}gu-la
5. asz-szum#-mi-ia
6. li-ba-li-t,u3-u2-ka
7. esz-ri-szu asz-pu-ra-ku-um-ma
8. u2-ul te-NE-ma-an-ni
9. i-na a-al su2-un-qi3-im
10. wa-asz-ba-a-ku
11. ti-de at-ta
12. u3 _1(disz) sila3 sze_ i-na na# ka ZI
13. u2-ul i-ba-asz-szi
14. [{d}pa]-bil#-sag
15. [gi]-mi-il-ma
reverse
1. [_n gin2] ku3-babbar_
2. a-na# sza#-at-{d}utu sa3-bi-tim
3. id-nam-ma li-ib-lam
4. a-na na-ra-am-{d}iszkur
5. um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-ma
6. sza la ia-ti
7. ma-nu-um a-ha-at-ki
8. lu t,a-ab-ki-im
9. ha-am-szi-szu-u2-ma-an
10. ih-ti-t,a-an-ni
11. qi4-bi-szum-ma
12. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. li-sza-bi-lam
14. la e-ni-isz
15. ap-pu-tum

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): 70.0 high × 42.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 7, 53

[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 2, 09

[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.
history: AbB 9, 240

[Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.
citation: CBCY 2, p. 23, NBC 5491

[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 05491
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
2025-01-16 at 09:25:44	Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Transliteration	Smidt, Gustav Ryberg		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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
2018-06-10 at 08:35:13	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-008472) (BC-008472)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5491) (NBC.5491)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292937.

BIN 07, 053 artifact entry (No. P292937). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292937 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292937 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292937},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292937.

BIN 07, 053 artifact entry (No. P292937). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292937 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292937 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292937},
}

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