BIN 04, 145 (P293853)

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 01709

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

58.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-ti2-szu
2. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-nu-mi3 a-na
3. a-lim{ki} ha-ra-szu-ni a-na ku-lu-ma-a
4. a-di2-in 2(disz) _ma-na uruda_
5. ma-si2-a-am a-na _dumu_ ba-ba-li
6. 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-a-am a-la2-hu-um
7. _dumu_ a-de8-la2-at 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-szur3-ba-ni _dumu_ ku-ta-a
9. _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-pa2-ni-tim
10. a-sa2-num i-nu-mi3 _ku3-ki_ ap2-qi2-du-szu-ni
11. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-ni-qi2-szu
12. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-du-ul-ba-tim
13. a-di2-szu-um 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. i-na wa-ar-ki-tim sze2-pi-szu
15. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza pi3-ri-ka3-ni-szu
16. sza ka3-szi-im ak-bu-su2-um
reverse
1. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ba-zi-a
2. _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. e-a-ba-asz2-ti2 i-pa2-ni-tim
4. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ szu-su2-en6
5. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szal2-mi3-esz18-dar _dumu_ be-za
6. 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ a-ta-ta
7. u3 tap-pa2-<u2>-szu sze2-ni-szu
8. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-szur3-sa-tu-e _nu-tur_
9. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na ha-hi-im
10. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
11. _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5: EL I, 138d. 190a; 15-16: Balkan, Or 36, 404; 19: EL II, 170A.2; 24: EL I, 110a

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293853

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 49.0 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 01709
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004682
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1709

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 145

    [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: cf Nashef, TAVO Beiheft B83, 26

    [sec61256] N.d.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 545

    [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
2023-01-21 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 22:51:43 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, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293853.
BIN 04, 145 artifact entry (No. P293853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293853 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293853 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293853},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293853
LB  - CDLI:P293853
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293853
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293853.
BIN 04, 145 artifact entry (No. P293853). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293853 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293853 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293853},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293853},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293853
LB  - CDLI:P293853
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BIN 04, 145 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293853
ER  -
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