BIN 04, 109 (P290311)

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 01703

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

52.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. bu-za-zu a-na il5-we-da-ku
2. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma
3. um-ma bu-za-zu-ma
4. a-na il5-we-da-ku-ma
5. a-na a-e-tim si2-ki
6. tu3-ka3-al um-ma
7. il5-we-da-ku-ma a-na
8. a-wa-tim si2-ka3-ka3
9. u2-ka3-al um-ma
10. bu-za-zu-ma pa2-a
11. a-ni-ma a-wa-tam2
12. la2-di2-na-kum la2 tu3-ka3-la2-ni
reverse
1. a-na a-wa-tim
2. a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
3. ka3-ni-isz3 i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
4. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni
5. ni-di2-in _igi_ ma-nu-um-ki-esz18-dar
6. _dumu_ szu-be-lim
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni
8. _dumu_ i-na-su2-en6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 55.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 4, 109

    [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: CAD, CAD S, 255 (partial T, Tr)

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 318

    [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.

    (T,Tr)


  • history: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 75

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

    Duplicate of BIN 4, 310


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  • Museum No.: NBC 01703
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290311.
BIN 04, 109 artifact entry (No. P290311). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290311 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290311 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290311},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
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ID  - P290311
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TI  - BIN 04, 109 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P290311.
BIN 04, 109 artifact entry (No. P290311). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290311 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 109 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290311 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290311},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P290311
LB  - CDLI:P290311
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - BIN 04, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290311
ER  - 
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