BIN 04, 053 (P290307)

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 01693

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

64.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma a-na
2. a-mur-esz18-dar a-la-hi-im
3. i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
4. qi2-bi-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_
5. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
6. u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2
7. ig-ri sa3-ri-dim sza-bu
8. mi3-ma la2 ta-da-na-szu-um
9. i-na pa2-ni-im t,up-pi3-a
10. asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
11. a-na i3-li2-a-lim di2-na
12. mi3-ma / la2 ta-da-na-szu-um
13. i-na sza sze2-pi3-szu _an-na_-kam
14. ma-dam / il5!-te2-qe2
15. i-na _tug2 hi_-ti2-a / ma-t,i2-u2-tim
16. li-qe2-a-ma / a-na ni-ka3-si2-a
reverse
1. qa2-ti2 i-ta-di2-a / szi2-ti2
2. _tug2 hi_-ti2-a u3 2(asz) _gu2_
3. _an-na_ / a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
4. di2-na-ma a-szar _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
5. ba-la2-t,i2-a / lu-bi-<il5> u3 / szu-ma
6. la2-szu / a-szar wa-asz2-bu
7. sze2-bi4-la2-szu-um / szu-ma ha-ra-szu
8. a-ni _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-a
9. i-na s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ke-nim
10. a-na u4-me / id-a / _dam-gar3_
11. lu ke-en6 u4-me _iti-kam_
12. u2 _iti-kam_ la2 ta-be-e-la2
13. a-na i-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-ma
14. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
15. pa2-ni-im 2(u) _ma-na_
16. i-na pa2-ni-im-ma
17. sze2-bi4-lam lu-qu2-tam2
left
1. sza sze2-pi3-ka3 za-ki-a-ma
2. ti-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam
3. t,up-pu-um a-num wa-ar-ki

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 59.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 4, 53

    [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. 93 n. 46

    [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.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: OAA 1, 2

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 133

    [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: Veenhof, AOATT, p. 201, p. 407

    [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.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 01693
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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 04, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290307.
BIN 04, 053 artifact entry (No. P290307). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290307 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290307 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290307},
}


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