BIN 04, 015 (P292126)

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 01745

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

40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
3. dan-{d}a-szur-ma
4. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am sa2-ba-si2-a
6. _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-ta-kal2
7. ha-bu-ul / u4-mu-szu
8. 4(disz)? ha-am-sza-tim2
9. e-ti-qa2 / s,a-ba-su2-ma
10. _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2
reverse
1. sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu
2. a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ti2
3. en-na-su2-en6
4. la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ni
5. szi2-mu-um / a-na _an-na_
6. u3 _uruda sag10_ la2-szu-ma
7. u2 _an-na_ / ma-su2-uh3-ma
8. a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_-im
9. u3 _iti 2(disz)-kam_ a-na um-mi3-a-nim
10. ke-nim u2-sze2-er
11. lu a-na _an-na_ lu a-na
12. _tug2#_-ba-ti2 lu a-na _uruda sag10_
13. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
left
1. pa2-ni-a-ma sza e-pu-szu
2. isz-ti2 a-li-ki wa-ar#-[ki]-u2-tim#
3. u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292126

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 14.0 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 01745
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004718
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1745

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 15

    [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: AfO 12 (pp. 342-362), 354f

    [Oppenheim1937/39AfO12] Oppenheim, Adolf Leo. 1937-39. “Lexikalische Untersuchungen Zu Den „kappadokischen“ Briefen.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 12: 342–62.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 378

    [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
2026-07-12 at 18:36:57 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
2023-06-22 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 22:51:35 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, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P292126.
BIN 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P292126). (2026, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292126 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 015 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292126 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {BIN 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/12/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P292126
LB  - CDLI:P292126
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BIN 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292126
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P292126.
BIN 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P292126). (2026, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292126 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 015 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292126 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {BIN 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/12/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P292126
LB  - CDLI:P292126
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BIN 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292126
ER  -
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