BIN 04, 038 (P290544)

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 01715

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

53.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma bu-za-zu-ma
3. a-na-kam i-na te2-er-ti2-ka3
4. _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ u3 2(disz) _ma-na_
5. il5-we-da-ku ba-ab ma-hi-ri-im
6. u2-ha-bi-il5 a-di2 1(u) u4-me
7. i-sza-qal u2 sza _dumu_ am-ri-a
8. nu-sza-asz2-qal-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_
9. nu-usz-ta-s,a-ba-at-ma
10. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 a-di2
11. 1(u) u4-me-e u2-s,i2-a-ma
12. a-na-ku a-ta-la2-kam
13. a-na _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_
14. masz-ka3-ti2-a i-na a-la2-ki-a
reverse
1. du-ug-lam
2. a-na-kam a-na ku-a-tim
3. u2 i-a-tim ra-qa2-ku-ma
4. ki-a-ma wa-asz2-ba-ku u2 szal2-ma-am
5. a-kal2 u3 a-te2-er-ti2-a
6. sza a-ma-kam ki-ma a-bi-a
7. ku-a-ti2 tak2-la2-ku be2-[li] a-ta
8. i-na _GAN2_-lim x bi x e
9. lu-mu-un li-bi4-im
10. ta-ar-ta-szi2-a-am i-na a-la2-ki-a
11. ma-ma-an i-ta-ba-al
12. a-bi4 a-ta# be#-li2 a-ta
13. a-wa-tam2 sza _dam gal_ si2-se2-e
14. i-s,e2-ri-a ma-la2
15. ta-le-e-u2? t,a2-bi4-ma
16. szi2-ma-sa3 mi3-szu-um
17. _la2 ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ ni-a-ti2 u2 a-na
18. ba-ab2-ti2-a lu szi2-im u2-t,i2-tim
19. 2(disz) me-at na-ru-uq sza i-be-tim
  (continuation tablet missing)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 8: NB: kol noetig!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 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 01715
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004688
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1715

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 38

    [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: OrNS 15 (pp. 361-415), 400

    [Lewy1946OrNS15] Lewy, Julius. 1946. “Studies in Akkadian Grammar and Onomatology.” Orientalia NS 15: 361–415.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 393

    [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
2024-09-23 at 17:43:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-23 at 17:42:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2016-07-28 at 14:11:45 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:33 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290544.
BIN 04, 038 artifact entry (No. P290544). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290544 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290544 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {BIN 04, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290544},
}


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TI  - BIN 04, 038 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290544.
BIN 04, 038 artifact entry (No. P290544). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290544 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290544 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {BIN 04, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290544},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290544
LB  - CDLI:P290544
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BIN 04, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290544
ER  -
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