BIN 04, 019 (P292109)

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 01666

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

71.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en / qi2-bi-ma / a-na-kam-ma
3. a-ta-wa-ku-um i-na ni-ka3-si2
4. szu-hu-ut / isz-tu2 / te2-er-ti2 / isz-ti2
5. sza ki-ma / i-a-ti2 / i-ba-szi2-u2
6. a-na sza-ni-u2-tum / ni-ka3-si2
7. a-sza-qal / u2 te2-er-ti2 / za-ku-tam2
8. la2 a-sza-me / szu-ma / sza-du-e-ti2
9. i-ha-i-t,u3 ki-ma / te2-er-ti2
10. pa2-ni-at-ni / a-wa-tim
11. ta-e-er / 4(asz) _gu2 an-na_
12. u3 it-ra-su2 / sza _illat_-at
13. a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku / e-la2-ma
14. a-szur-na-da / u2 qar-wi-a
15. il5-qe2-u2 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _an-na_-ki-a
16. u2-sze2-bu-lu-nim u2 t,up-<pa2>-asz2-nu
17. sza te2-er-ti2-szu-nu / u2-ka3-al / sza 6(disz) _gin2_
18. a-na _an-na_-ki-a / la2 i-ba-tu3-qu2
19. a-hi a-ta <ki-ma> u2-mu im-ti2-du-ni-ni
reverse
1. i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am / sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma
2. sze2-bi4-lam u2 a-sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
3. a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it / ta-hi-tam2
4. szu-pu-ur-ma / te2-er-ti2 lu-za-ki-u2-nim-ma
5. lu-sze2-bi4-lu-nim a-na _ku3-babbar_
6. 8(disz) _ma-na_ sza u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
7. a-na szu-nu-nu i-di2-nu / szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
8. i-di2-in / i-ki-isz-da2-ti2-szu
9. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ / lu-sza-ki-la2-ni
10. a-na _dumu_ i-su2-ri-ik qi2-bi4-ma
11. 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2
12. sza isz-tu3 _mu 5(disz)-sze3_ lu-sze-bi4-lam
13. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ sza sza-du-e-tem
14. i-li-bi4 / a-mur-a-szur / um-ma szu-ut-ma
15. a-na a-szur-dan / a-di2-in a-ma-kam
16. a-szur-dan lu-sza-zi-za-ku-um
17. 1(disz) lu-bu-szu-um / ma-si2-u2-um a-mur-a-szur
18. na-asz2-a-kum 5(disz) <_tug2_> _dumu_ dan-na-i-il5
19. 2(disz) _tug2 sag10_ a-la2-hu-um a-hu-u2
20. qar-wi-a na-asz2-a-kum [x]-szu-nu-ma
21. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu a-na dan-a-szur
left
1. di2-in a2 a-ta i-ra-mi3-ni-ka3 sza ra-du-e-em
2. ra-di2-ma i-ma-qa2-at / te2-er-ti2-a _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
3. li-qe2 a-sza u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur i-hi-id
4. 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ i-ta-ap2-la2-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 11-21: Michel, Fs Garelli 270A.118; 21-24: Larsen, OACC 248; Michel, l.c. 271A.125; Garelli, RA 60, 126; 32: Larsen, OACP 9; 37-39: Michel, l.c. A.126

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292109

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 71.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004639
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1666

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 19

    [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: RA 60, p.93-152, p. 126-127

    [Garelli1966tablettes] Garelli, Paul. 1966. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Fin).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60: 93–152.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: van der Meer diss., Correspondance No. 71

    [vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 402

    [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)

  • citation: AKT 8, p. 482 no. 3

    [Veenhof2017AKT8] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2017. Kültepe Tabletleri VIII: The Archive of Elamma, Son of Iddin-Suen, and His Family (Kt. 91/k 285-568 and Kt. 92/k 94-187). Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sayı 33f. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

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
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38 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 22:51:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292109.
BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (No. P292109). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BIN 04, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292109
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292109.
BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (No. P292109). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292109
LB  - CDLI:P292109
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BIN 04, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292109
ER  -
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