BIN 04, 056 (P290316)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01716

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na im-di2-lum2 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma e-nu-be-lum2-ma
3. a-di2 a-la2-hi-im _dumu_
4. zi-ku-hi-im sza 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ a-szur3-an-dul3 ha-bu-lu#-[szu-un?]
7. il5-qe2 u2 ta-ah-si2-is-tum
8. e-la2-nu-ma i-ma-ha-ar
9. sa3-ki-im / ta-ba-szi2
10. ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 a-mur-ma
11. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3!
12. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. szu-ma s,i2-ib-tam2
2. e-ri-isz-ka3 1(u) _gin2_ [u2] 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
3. _ku3-babbar_ di2-szu-um szu#!-ma
4. la2 i-mu-wa te2-er#-ta-ka3
5. li-li-kam# [_ansze_ u3]
6. 1(u) ku-ta-ni _sag10_-[tim] sza#
7. i-ba-szi2-u2-ni e-li-isz#
8. isz-ti2 hu-ra-s,a-nim
9. ab2-ka3-szu-<nu> / u2 _tug2 hi-a_ ma-t,i2-u2-tum
10. isz-ti2-ka3 a-qa2-ti2-a
11. i-ta-du-im szu-ma
12. ta-ha-sza-ah li-bi4-szi2-u2
13. _ansze_ ki-ib-szu-um
left
1. isz-ti2-ka3 li-zi-iz

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 6-12: Lewy, RA 35, 88; 8: EL II, 177; 6. _sza3-ba_ 4 _ma-na ku3-babbar_

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290316

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01716
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004689
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1716

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 56

    [Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert Tobias. 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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 291

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: RA 35, p.81-91, p. 87-88

    [Lewy1938adverbes] Lewy, Julius. 1938. “A Propos Des Adverbes Annānum et Ullānum.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 35: 81–91.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 202

    [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)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290316.
BIN 04, 056 artifact entry (No. P290316). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290316 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290316 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290316},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290316
LB  - CDLI:P290316
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BIN 04, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290316
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290316.
BIN 04, 056 artifact entry (No. P290316). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290316 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290316 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290316},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290316
LB  - CDLI:P290316
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BIN 04, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290316
ER  -
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