BIN 04, 218 (P293725)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 04006

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

56.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma ha-na-na-ru-[um-ma]
2. a-na i-na-a u3 i-zi-[za-am-dingir]
3. a-na i-zi-za-am-dingir qi2-bi-ma#
4. a-na a-ba-ni-im 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
5. sza-qi2-il5 li-ba-ka3
6. i-[de8] x 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
7. a-na _ku3-babbar#_ sza ip-qi2-im
8. [isz]-ti2 a-szur3-ma-lik asz2-qul2
9. _szunigin_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-na [...]
10. asz2-qul2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-di2-nam
12. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-szi2-im-ti2-a
13. ba-ti2-iq 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. u3 s,i2-ba-su2 sza t,up-pi3
15. ha-ar-mi3-im a-na
reverse
1. i-na-a / szu-qul2
2. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-ku-ma
3. a-na a-ta-ta i-na-a
4. qa2-ta-tum a-s,e2-er
5. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-li-[a]
6. i-na _uruda_ sza wa-ah-sza-szu-na
7. sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im
8. ra-di2-a-ma t,up-pi2-i
9. sze2-s,i2-a s,i2-ib-tum
10. la2 i-ma-i-dam a-na
11. i-na-a [qi2]-bi-ma a-hi a-ta
12. a-s,e2-er ku-zi-zi-a
13. u3 a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku
14. t,up-pa2-am la2 na-[...]-ma
15. um-ma a-ta-ma
left
1. sza [ha]-na-na-ri-im a-na szi2-tim
2. i-na ar-[...] szi2-tim
3. a-di2-szu-ma _szunigin ku3-babbar_
4. lu-sze2-bi4-lu-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 7: statt _ku3_ eher _tug2_ ?

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293725

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 49.0 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 04006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006981
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4006

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 218

    [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: Innaya, 163

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 218 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293725.
BIN 04, 218 artifact entry (No. P293725). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293725 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 218 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293725 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293725},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 218 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293725.
BIN 04, 218 artifact entry (No. P293725). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293725 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 218 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293725 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293725},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293725},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293725
LB  - CDLI:P293725
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293725
ER  -
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