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BIN 04, 142 (P293888)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 03698

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

42.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. i-na li-bi
3. en!-na-su2-en6
4. [_dumu_] i3-li2-a-lim
5. isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na
6. i-na e-ra-bi4-szu-ma
7. u2-sze2-ba-lam
reverse
1. _igi_ lu-zi-na
2. _dumu_ a-szur3-ba-ni

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Collections

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 142

[Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert T. 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, 177

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 03698
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-006673) (BC-006673)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.3698) (NBC.3698)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293888.

BIN 04, 142 artifact entry (No. P293888). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293888 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293888 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 142 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293888},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 142 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293888.

BIN 04, 142 artifact entry (No. P293888). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293888 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 142 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293888 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293888},
}

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