BIN 04, 127 (P293871)

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 03673

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

36.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. ni-is-ha-su2 / wa-s,i2-su2
3. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2
4. sza-bu-u2 ku-nu-ki
5. sza _dam-gar3_ a-szur-a-ma-ru-um
6. a-na ku-ku-la2-nim
7. ip-qi2-id-ma a-na
8. a-lim{ki} a-na
9. szi2#-a-ma-tim
10. a-na s,e2-er i-di2-a-a
11. _dumu_ isz-ma-{d}iszkur
12. u2 ku-ku-la2-nim u2-ba-al
13. i-na _ku3-babbar_ qa2-tum <sza>
14. a-szur-tak2-la2-ku _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
15. sza!-ak-na-at
16. _igi_ i-di2-su2-en6
17. _dumu_ a-szur-ni-wa-ri
18. _igi_ en-um-a-szur
19. _dumu_ e-na-nim

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-12: Larsen, OACP 43A.68; 6-7: Lewy, Or 29, 42A.3

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293871

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 12.0 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 03673
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006648
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3673

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 127

    [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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 139

    [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.

  • history: OACP, p. 43 n. 68

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

    (partial T, Tr)

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 22:51:45 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, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293871.
BIN 04, 127 artifact entry (No. P293871). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293871 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293871 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293871},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293871.
BIN 04, 127 artifact entry (No. P293871). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293871 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293871 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293871},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293871
LB  - CDLI:P293871
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BIN 04, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293871
ER  -
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