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

Lineart

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290311

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 16.0 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 01703
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004676
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1703

References

  • 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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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, 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: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	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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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: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	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  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290311
ER  -
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