BIN 04, 019 (P292109)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01666

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

71.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en / qi2-bi-ma / a-na-kam-ma
3. a-ta-wa-ku-um i-na ni-ka3-si2
4. szu-hu-ut / isz-tu2 / te2-er-ti2 / isz-ti2
5. sza ki-ma / i-a-ti2 / i-ba-szi2-u2
6. a-na sza-ni-u2-tum / ni-ka3-si2
7. a-sza-qal / u2 te2-er-ti2 / za-ku-tam2
8. la2 a-sza-me / szu-ma / sza-du-e-ti2
9. i-ha-i-t,u3 ki-ma / te2-er-ti2
10. pa2-ni-at-ni / a-wa-tim
11. ta-e-er / 4(asz) _gu2 an-na_
12. u3 it-ra-su2 / sza _illat_-at
13. a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku / e-la2-ma
14. a-szur-na-da / u2 qar-wi-a
15. il5-qe2-u2 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _an-na_-ki-a
16. u2-sze2-bu-lu-nim u2 t,up-<pa2>-asz2-nu
17. sza te2-er-ti2-szu-nu / u2-ka3-al / sza 6(disz) _gin2_
18. a-na _an-na_-ki-a / la2 i-ba-tu3-qu2
19. a-hi a-ta <ki-ma> u2-mu im-ti2-du-ni-ni
reverse
1. i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am / sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma
2. sze2-bi4-lam u2 a-sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
3. a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it / ta-hi-tam2
4. szu-pu-ur-ma / te2-er-ti2 lu-za-ki-u2-nim-ma
5. lu-sze2-bi4-lu-nim a-na _ku3-babbar_
6. 8(disz) _ma-na_ sza u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
7. a-na szu-nu-nu i-di2-nu / szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
8. i-di2-in / i-ki-isz-da2-ti2-szu
9. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ / lu-sza-ki-la2-ni
10. a-na _dumu_ i-su2-ri-ik qi2-bi4-ma
11. 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i2-ba-su2
12. sza isz-tu3 _mu 5(disz)-sze3_ lu-sze-bi4-lam
13. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ sza sza-du-e-tem
14. i-li-bi4 / a-mur-a-szur / um-ma szu-ut-ma
15. a-na a-szur-dan / a-di2-in a-ma-kam
16. a-szur-dan lu-sza-zi-za-ku-um
17. 1(disz) lu-bu-szu-um / ma-si2-u2-um a-mur-a-szur
18. na-asz2-a-kum 5(disz) <_tug2_> _dumu_ dan-na-i-il5
19. 2(disz) _tug2 sag10_ a-la2-hu-um a-hu-u2
20. qar-wi-a na-asz2-a-kum [x]-szu-nu-ma
21. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu a-na dan-a-szur
left
1. di2-in a2 a-ta i-ra-mi3-ni-ka3 sza ra-du-e-em
2. ra-di2-ma i-ma-qa2-at / te2-er-ti2-a _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
3. li-qe2 a-sza u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur i-hi-id
4. 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ i-ta-ap2-la2-ni

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 57.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 19

[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: RA 60, p.93-152, p. 126-127

[Garelli1966tablettes] Garelli, Paul. 1966. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Fin).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60: 93–152.

(partial T, Tr)
history: van der Meer diss., Correspondance No. 71

[vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.
history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 402

[Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

(partial T, Tr)
citation: AKT 8, p. 482 no. 3

[Veenhof2017AKT8] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2017. Kültepe Tabletleri VIII: The Archive of Elamma, Son of Iddin-Suen, and His Family (Kt. 91/k 285-568 and Kt. 92/k 94-187). Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sayı 33f. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01666
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-004639) (BC-004639)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1666) (NBC.1666)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11-21: Michel, Fs Garelli 270A.118; 21-24: Larsen, OACC 248; Michel, l.c. 271A.125; Garelli, RA 60, 126; 32: Larsen, OACP 9; 37-39: Michel, l.c. A.126

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292109.

BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (No. P292109). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292109
LB  - CDLI:P292109
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - BIN 04, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292109
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292109.

BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (No. P292109). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292109 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292109},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292109
LB  - CDLI:P292109
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - BIN 04, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292109
ER  -