BIN 04, 148 (P293851)

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 01690

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

63.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-lu-qu2-tim pa-2(disz)-ni-tim
2. 5(asz) _gu2 uruda_ 9(disz) _ma-na_
3. sza qa2-ti2-im 8(disz) _ma-na_
4. sza-du-u2-tum e-ku-ul
5. sza 1(disz) me-at 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
6. 5(u) 6(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) _ma-na_
7. szi2-<im>-szu-nu 2(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi_-a
8. sza sza-la2-tu3-ar
9. 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. szi2-im-szu-nu 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
11. 1(disz) szu-lu-up-ki-u2-um
12. _e2_ ka3-ri-im
13. _szunigin uruda_ 7(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_
14. _sza3-ba-a_ 5(asz)? _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_
15. 1(u) 4(disz) szi-im _ansze_ s,a-la2-mi3-im
16. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ iz-ku-am
2. szi2-im 1(u) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_
3. sza sze2-ep sza-lim-be-li2
4. 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_{ap2}-szu
5. _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. a-na ur-szu u2-sze2-bi4-lam
7. szi2-im 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
8. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
9. a-szur-na-da e-ku-ul
10. 1(u) 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 8(disz) _ma-na uruda_ sza i3-li2-a-lim
11. a-na sza-la2-ti2-wa!-ar u2-sze2-ri-bu
12. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
13. isz-ku-nam _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _ma-na la2_ 4(disz) _gin2_
14. _ku3-babbar_ a-szur-na-da e-ku-ul szi2-im
15. 2(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda_-szu
16. 3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-mur-a-szur
17. ka3-s,a-ar dan-a-szur ub-la2-kum
18. _sza3-ba_ 5/6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-babbar#_
left
1. szi2-im _ku3-sig17_ t,a2-hi 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ puzur4-a-na t,up-pu-szu _e2_
3. am-ri-a i-ba-szi2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-4: EL II, 96b; 4: Larsen, OACP 9; 23-24 ebd., 141; 23-30: EL II, 96b; 32: Larsen, OACP 41A.61

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293851

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 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 01690
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004663
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1690

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 148

    [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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 192-193 no. 8

    [Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, p. 96 note b)

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: OAA 1, 161

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 67

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:43 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, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293851.
BIN 04, 148 artifact entry (No. P293851). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293851 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293851 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293851},
}


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TI  - BIN 04, 148 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 148 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293851.
BIN 04, 148 artifact entry (No. P293851). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293851 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293851 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293851},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293851
LB  - CDLI:P293851
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 04, 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293851
ER  -
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