BIN 04, 114 (P290342)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01906

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

89.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [szu-a-nu-um] ra-bi-s,u2-um
2. [sza a]-szur3#-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ szu-nu-nu
3. [is,-ba]-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma
4. szu#-[a-nu]-um-ma a-na bu-za-zu-ma
5. t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
6. a-sza-su2-hi-ka3 il5-qe2-am
7. i-na t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki}
8. ta!-na-sa3-ah-ma i-na a-lim{ki}
9. a-ta u2 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ta-ta-wu-a
10. isz-al-ka3-ma t,up-pu-u2-szu
11. ha-ru-mu ba-a-am u2-ma-ma a-ma-la2
12. t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki}
13. a-na a-lim{ki} s,i2-a-ma a-na be-el
  (erasure a-wa-ti2-ka3 a-wa-tam2 di2-in)
15. la2 tu3-na-ha-ni _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam
16. tu3-sza!-ag-mi3-ra-ni
17. bu-za-zu szu-a-nam3 ra-bi-s,a-am
18. e-pu-ul um-ma bu-za-zu-ma
19. usz-ka3-i-in a-na t,up-pi3-im
20. sza a-lim{ki} u3 ra-bi-s,i2-im
21. sza be-li-a ti2-ma-li-ma#
reverse
1. ta-asz2-e-li-ma
2. u2 a-pu-ul-ka3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
3. be-el a-wa-ti2-a a-na-kam
4. wa-sza-ab 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
5. szu-esz18-dar qa2-ta-ti2-szu na-al-pu-ta-ku
6. u2 _ku3-babbar_ szal2-tam2 ha-bu-lam
7. u2 a-na sza-su2-hi-i-a i-s,a!-ab2?-ta-[ka3]
8. dan-nu-tam2 u2 e-mu-qi2
9. la2 a-pu-ul-ka3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
10. be-el a-wa-ti2-a i-na 3(disz)
11. a-wa-tim li-iz-ku-ra-ma
12. li-bi na-di2-ti2-szu ka3-ru-um
  (erasure s,a-he-er _gal_ lu-pa2-ti2-ma t,up-pi3-ni)
13. lu-la2-pi2-it-ma
14. la2-li-ik-ma a-lu-um
15. u2 be-li2 di2-ni li-di2-in
16. la2 tu3-na-ha-ni u2 _ku3-babbar_
17. ma-dam la2 tu3-sza-ag-ma-ra-ni
18. [a]-na a-wa-tim
19. [a]-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
20. [ka3]-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
21. [_igi] gir2_ sza a-szur3
22. szi2#-bu-ti2-ni <ni>-di2-in
23. [_igi_ e]-na-nim _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni
24. [_igi_] zu-zu-a _dumu_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2
envelope
25. [_kiszib3_ e-na]-nim# _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni
26. [_kiszib3_ zu]-zu#-a _dumu_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2
27. [a-na] a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim
28. [ka3]-ru-um ka3-ni-isz
29. i-di2-ni-a-ti2 _igi gir2_
30. sza a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni
31. ni-di2-in

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 89.0 high × 60.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BIN 4, 114

    [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: BIN 4, pl. 82d, 83d

    [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.

    (seal photos)

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 326

    [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.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 188, p. 212

    [Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • citation: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 83 Text 4

    [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.

    ll. 31-37

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 01906
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 22:51:30 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 33-36: Bayram, Aran 4, 41; rev. 7: NB: nach dupl.; rev. 13: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290342.
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (No. P290342). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290342
LB  - CDLI:P290342
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - BIN 04, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290342
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P290342.
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (No. P290342). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P290342
LB  - CDLI:P290342
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - BIN 04, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290342
ER  -
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