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

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)

Text

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

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

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P290342

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 27.0 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 01906
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004879
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1906

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 114

    [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. 74, 567

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

    [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.

    (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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
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, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290342.
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (No. P290342). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {BIN 04, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BIN 04, 114 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 114 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P290342.
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (No. P290342). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 114 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P290342 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {BIN 04, 114 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P290342},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P290342
LB  - CDLI:P290342
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BIN 04, 114 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P290342
ER  -
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