BIN 04, 106 (P290304)

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 01683

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

60.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5
2. i-ku-pa2-sza e-pu-ul
3. usz-ka3-in a-na t,up-pi3-im
4. sza di2-in ka3-ri-im
5. s,a-he-er _gal_ ha-mi3-isz-tum
6. szi2-im-tam2 wa-ar-ki
7. _e2_ a-szur3 i-na a-lim{ki}
8. i-szi2-im-ni-a-ti2-ma
9. szi2-ma-tu3-ni
10. i-na a-lim{ki}
11. i-ba-szi2
12. ba-a-am a-ma-la2
13. szi-ma-tim
reverse
1. sza ha-mi3-isz-tim
2. i-szi2-mu-ni-a-ti2-ni
3. i-na a-lim{ki}
4. lu ni-isz-me-ma
5. lu ne2-pu-usz
  blank line
6. szi2-bu-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-18: Larsen, OACP 167A.21; 5-8: Hirsch, UAR A.235

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290304

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 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 01683
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004656
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1683

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 106

    [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, 244

    [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: OACC, p. 167 n. 21

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

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, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290304.
BIN 04, 106 artifact entry (No. P290304). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290304 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290304 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290304},
}


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TI  - BIN 04, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290304
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290304.
BIN 04, 106 artifact entry (No. P290304). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290304 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290304 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290304},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290304},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290304
LB  - CDLI:P290304
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290304
ER  -
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