BIN 04, 161 (P293866)

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 01845

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

54.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. sza i3-li2-dan _dumu_
3. i-di2-a-szur a-na
4. la2-qe2-pi3-im ha-bu-lu
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza
6. a-szur-dan _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a
7. a-na la2-qe2-pi3-im ha-bu-lu
8. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. szi2-im _ansze_ sza a-na
10. en-um-i3-li2
11. sza i-di2-esz18-dar
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. sza i-di2-da-gan2
3. _szunigin_ 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. la2-qe2-pu-um
5. sza-bu a-na a-wi-li
6. a-ni-u2-tim
7. la2-qe2-pu-um
8. la2 i-tu3-ar
9. _igi_ ku-ra _dumu_ su2-ti2-a
10. _igi_ szu-hu-bur
11. _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik
12. li-mu-um
left
1. puzur4-ni-ra-ah
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
1. _kiszib3_ ku-ra _dumu_ su2-ti2-a
2. _kiszib3_ szu-hu!-bur _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik
3. _kiszib3_ la2-qe2-pi3-im _dumu_ i-sa3-li-a
4. ka3-ni-ik a-na sza t,up-pi3
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
reverse
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
1. a-ni-i-im a-na _ku3-babbar_
2. _dam-gar3_-ri la2-qe2-pu-um
3. la2 i-tu3-a-ar
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
left
  blank space
  seal impression
right
  blank space
  seal impression
seal B
1. a-szur3-dan
2. _dumu_ su2-ti2-a

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 012188 (composite) (P500620) S012188 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293866

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 41.0 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 01845
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004818
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1845

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 161

    [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. 18, 41, 112

    [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: BIN 4, pl. 82a

    [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.

    (seal photos)

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 212

    [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
2026-08-17 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 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:05 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:45 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, 161 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P293866.
BIN 04, 161 artifact entry (No. P293866). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293866 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 161 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293866 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {BIN 04, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293866},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 161 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P293866.
BIN 04, 161 artifact entry (No. P293866). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293866 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 161 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293866 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {BIN 04, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293866},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P293866
LB  - CDLI:P293866
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BIN 04, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293866
ER  -
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