BIN 04, 110 (P290336)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01846

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

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 a-na
4. il5-we-da-ku-ma a-na
5. 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 bu-za-zu-ma
10. pa2-a a-ni-ma a-wa-tam2
11. la2-di2-na-kum la2 tu3-ka3-la2-ni
12. a-na a-wa-tim
13. a-ni-a-tim
reverse
1. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3
2. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
3. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3
4. szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in
5. _igi_ ma-num-ki-esz18-dar
6. _dumu_ szu-be-lim
7. _igi_ {d}utu-ba-ni
8. _dumu_ i-na-su2-en6
envelope
9. _kiszib3_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ i-na-su2-en6
  seal A
10. _kiszib3_ ma-num-ki-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-be-lim
11. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim
  seal A
12. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3
13. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
reverse
1. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3
  seal B
2. szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in
  (freier raum)
  seal B
left
  seal A
right
  seal B

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290336

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 51.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 15.0 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 01846
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004819
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1846

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 110

    [Clay1927BIN4] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1927. Letters and Transactions from Cappadocia. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 192, 614

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 317

    [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: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, 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, 109

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 223-296), 73

    [Michel2023WAW43] Michel, Cécile. 2023. “Old Assyrian Legal Cases.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 223–96. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-08 at 16:18:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-08-17 at 18:37:18 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290336.
BIN 04, 110 artifact entry (No. P290336). (2026, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290336 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 110 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290336 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {BIN 04, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290336},
}


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DA  - 2026/9/8/
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TI  - BIN 04, 110 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 110 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290336.
BIN 04, 110 artifact entry (No. P290336). (2026, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290336 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 110 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290336 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {BIN 04, 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290336},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P290336
LB  - CDLI:P290336
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BIN 04, 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290336
ER  -
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