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BIN 04, 228 (P293722)

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 03869

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

43.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma la2-qe2-pu-um-ma
2. a-na ha-ta-la2 qi2-bi4-ma
3. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 a-la2-num
4. _kiszib3_{ku-nu-ki}-a i-di2-ku-bu-um
5. na-asz2-a-ki-im
6. sza-al-ma-ku
7. a-na-kam!? sza-am-nim?!
8. szi2-mu!?-um la2-szu?-um-ma
9. a-di2 ki-a-am
reverse
1. x x x-a-ku
2. a-ma-[kam] _ku3#-babbar_
3. sza _dam-gar3_-ru-um
4. ha-bu-lu-ni
5. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu
6. la2 a-ga-sza-asz2
7. u2 li-bi4-i!
8. la2 i-ma-ra-as,
9. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-li-szu

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

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 47.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 228

[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, 388

[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.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 03869
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

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“BIN 04, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722.

BIN 04, 228 artifact entry (No. P293722). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722},
}

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“BIN 04, 228 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722.

BIN 04, 228 artifact entry (No. P293722). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {BIN 04, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293722
LB  - CDLI:P293722
M1  - 2025/3/14/
TI  - BIN 04, 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293722
ER  -

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