BIN 04, 159 (P390673)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03867

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P390673
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P390673

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 03867
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-006842
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.3867

References

primary: BIN 4, 159

[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: Ulshöfer, APU, 199

[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 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2009-10-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P390673.

BIN 04, 159 artifact entry (No. P390673). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390673 (Original work published 2009)

BIN 04, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390673 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390673},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P390673.

BIN 04, 159 artifact entry (No. P390673). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390673 (Original work published 2009)

BIN 04, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390673 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390673},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P390673
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BIN 04, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390673
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