BIN 04, 211 (P293728)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 04013

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na bu-u2-la2-ti2-szu
2. i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
3. mi3-ma la2 i-szu-u2
4. be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu i-na
5. li-bi-szu-ma / a-na
6. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ / ha-ra-szu
7. i-la2-ak szu-ma
8. a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_
9. la2 i-tu3-ra-am
10. t,up-pu-um sza
reverse
1. bu-u2-la2-ti2-szu
2. t,u3-pu-szu-ma / a-s,e2-er
3. t,u3-pu-szu / sza! be-u2-la2-ti2-szu
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
5. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la2-na-tim
6. li-mu-um
7. i-na-su2-en6
8. _igi_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar
9. _dumu_ a-szur3-_sipa_
10. _igi_ su2-en6-sag10
11. _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
envelope
1. _kiszib3_ i!-[di2-a]-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
  seal A
2. _kiszib3_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur3-_sipa_
3. _kiszib3_ su2-en6-sag10 _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
4. a-na be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu#
5. i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
6. mi3-ma la2 i-szu
7. be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu
  seal A
8. i-na li-bi-szu-ma
  seal B
9. a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_ ha-ra-szu
reverse
1. i-la2-ak [szu]-ma / a-na
2. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la2 i-tu3-ra-am
3. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la2 i-tu3-ra-am
4. t,up-pu-um sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu
5. t,u3-pu-szu-ma a-s,e2-er
6. t,u3-pi2-im sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu
7. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
8. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la2-na-tim
9. li-mu-um
10. i-na-su2-en6
left
  seal B
right
  seal C?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 027226 (composite) (P606564) S027226 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 027227 (composite) (P606565) S027227 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 13: NB: KTS 19b, 16

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293728

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 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 04013
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006988
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4013

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 211

    [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.

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 86, 200, 618b

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 163

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-27 at 09:19:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-08-17 at 15:47:22 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 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, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P293728.
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (No. P293728). (2026, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {BIN 04, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/27/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P293728
LB  - CDLI:P293728
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BIN 04, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293728
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P293728.
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (No. P293728). (2026, August 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 27},
	title = {BIN 04, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/27/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P293728
LB  - CDLI:P293728
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BIN 04, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293728
ER  -
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