BIN 04, 087 (P290339)

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 01893

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

62.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma bu-zu-ta-a
2. u3 en-num-be-lum2-ma
3. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
4. 1(u) _ma-na ku3_ sza im-di2-dingir
5. isz-qu2-lu-ni-a-ti2 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3_ a-mur-esz18-dar isz-tu3
7. tur4-hu-mi3-id u2-sze2-bi4-lam
8. 3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3_ sza-qa2-lim
9. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ i-na-a
10. _dumu_ a-mu-ra-a 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2_
11. sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 3(disz) _ma-na_
12. a-mu-ra-am isz-ti2 nu-a-im
13. i-ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 ni-il5-qe2
14. _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
15. a-na pa2-la2 u3 _gudu4#_
reverse
1. sza ti2-ib-nim 3(disz) _gin2# [ku3]-babbar_
2. a-ni-ga-li lu mu-ta-[ti2]-im
3. _szunigin_ 2(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
4. _ku3_ sza i-na ba-ab2-ti2-ka3
5. ni-il5-qe2-u2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3_ ni-ih-sza-ah-ma
7. a-s,i2-ib-tim ni-il5-qe2-a-kum
8. i-na ma-qa2-at _ku3_-pi3-ka3
9. nu-ta-ar _szunigin_ 3(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
10. _ku3_-ap2-ka3 3(u) _ma-na_
11. _ku3_ ku-nu-ki-ni il5-ba-ni
12. na-asz2-a-kum 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
13. a-qa2-ti2-szu 1(disz) _gin2_ a-ni-qi2-szu
14. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3_ a-na ki-se2
15. ni-di2-in a-na ma-la2
16. ti2-i-er-ti2-ka3 szi2-ti2
17. ba-ab2-ti2-ka3
left
1. nu-za-ka3-ma _ku3_-ap2-[ka3]
2. nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5-7: Michel, Fs Garelli 263A.61

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290339

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 18.0 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 01893
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004866
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1893

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 87

    [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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 401

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

  • history: Innaya, 180

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:30 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, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290339.
BIN 04, 087 artifact entry (No. P290339). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290339 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290339 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290339},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290339.
BIN 04, 087 artifact entry (No. P290339). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290339 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290339 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290339},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290339
LB  - CDLI:P290339
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290339
ER  -
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