BIN 04, 079 (P290303)

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 01675

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

83.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  (ca. 25 lines broken)
1'. a-szur3-{d}utu-szi _dumu_ [...]
2'. ni-a-um wa-bi-lu
3'. il5-ba-ni _dumu_ i-a-[a ...]
4'. _dumu_ as2-qu2-di2-a u3 e-[...]
5'. sza i-na _uruda_ qa2-ti2 sza-ak-[nu ...]
6'. 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-am a-na-[ku]
7'. a-di2-szu-um mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-nim u2-[la]
8'. la-qu2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-[ta-ma]
9'. a-na-kam isz-ti2 i-na-ah-dingir a-gi5-ri-ma _ku3-[babbar]_
10'. sza na-aq-bu-im i-qi2-bi mi-szu-ma! ma-la2
11'. _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-ri-ku-nu i-qi2-bi-u2 la2 ta-asz2-pu-[ra-ma]
12'. uz2-ni la ta-ap-te2 ku-a-ti2 a-wa-tim
13'. u2-ka3-lam-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma a-s,e2-er
14'. _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-um la2-qu2-u2 u3 t,up-pu-szu sza
15'. 9(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-ti2-szu sza
16'. _dam-gar3_ i-s,e2-ri-szu i-szu-u2-ma szu-ut
17'. _dam-gar3_-ru-ni u2-ka3-al szu-ma um-ma
18'. szu-ut-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_ la2-qu2-im u2 a-na t,up-pi3-[im]
19'. ha-ar-mi3-im _dumu_ a-ni-nim-ma li-isz-e
20'. a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ u3 2(u) _ma-na_
21'. a-lik-ma ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki}
22'. e-ta-li-isz a-na a-lim{ki} i-lu-ku-[ni]
23'. i-ba-la2-ka3-ta-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap-szu#
24'. usz-ta-bu-u2 e-pu-usz-ma
25'. t,up-pi2-i qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-at
26'. 2(u) _gu2 uruda sag10_ u2-sa3-li-a-ma la2 am-gu5-ur mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ la2-qu2-im
27'. u2 da-ni-ti2-i la2-li-ka3-ni u4-mu-u2 a-na i-na-ah-dingir
28'. mi3-nam u2-bu-lu-szu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 3': ICK I 12a, 1

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290303

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 58.0 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 01675
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004648
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1675

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 79

    [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.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 249

    [Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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 22:51:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290303.
BIN 04, 079 artifact entry (No. P290303). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290303 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290303 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290303},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290303.
BIN 04, 079 artifact entry (No. P290303). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290303 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290303 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290303
LB  - CDLI:P290303
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290303
ER  -
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