BIN 04, 103 (P290306)

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 01689

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

74.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. li-mu-um a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
2. ku-lu-ma-a u3 hu-ni-a
3. a-na a-szur3-ni-szu _maszkim_
4. is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
5. ta-ma-la2-ki ku-nu-ke-e
6. sza ka3-ri-im! ka3-ni-isz3
7. s,a-he-er _gal_ ip-qi2-du
8. um-ma li-mu-u2-ma
9. i-na li-bi4 ta-ma-la2-ki
10. 4(disz) na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum
11. sza ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz
12. s,a-he-er _gal_ u2-la2-pi2-tu3
13. 4(disz) na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum8 sza
14. im-di2-dingir sza ka3-ru-um
15. ka3-ni-isz s,a-he-er _gal_
16. ik-nu-ku-szi2#-na-ni
17. 1(disz) t,up-pu-um ha-ar-mu-um
18. sza 4(u) 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. sza hu!-bu-ul szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ dingir-isz-ti2-kal2
2. a-na a-szur3-du10 ha-bu-lu-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ bu-za-zu isz-qu2-lu-ma
4. a-na 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. s,i2-ba-at _ku3-babbar_ t,up-pu-um
6. uk-ta-lu t,up-pu-um
7. sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-na
8. a-szur3-du10 a-mur-dingir ha-bu-lu-ma
9. a-mur-a-szur3 i-tur4-dingir
10. u3 puzur4-a-szur3
11. qa2-ta-tu3-ni _szunigin_ 1(u) t,up-pe2-e
12. ku-nu-ke-e sza s,a-he-er _gal_
13. i-na ta-ma-la2-ki ik-nu-ku-ni
14. mi3-ma t,up-pe2-e a-ni-u2-tim
15. a-na a-szur3-ni-szu _maszkim_
16. sza i-tur4-dingir ip-qi2-du-ma
17. _igi_ a-lim{ki} u3 be-li2-ni
18. i-sza-ku-nu
left
1. _igi_ en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-ni-nim
2. _igi_ du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-szur3-i-di2
3. _igi_ i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni _dumu_ szu-be-lim
4. _igi_ pu-ta ka3-s,a-ar a-szur3-ma-lik

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 32-36: Garelli, AC 324A.5; 40: Larsen, OACP 41A.61

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290306

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 55.0 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 01689
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004662
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1689

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 103

    [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 3-4, 298

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 167 Text 24

    [Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 136

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: OACC, p. 336 n. 7

    [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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:27 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, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290306.
BIN 04, 103 artifact entry (No. P290306). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290306 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290306 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290306},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 103 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290306.
BIN 04, 103 artifact entry (No. P290306). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290306 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 103 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290306 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 103 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290306},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290306},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290306
LB  - CDLI:P290306
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 103 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290306
ER  -
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