BIN 04, 025 (P292112)

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 01673

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

79.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza ki-ma a-szur-ma-lik
2. pu-szu-ke-en u3 i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni
3. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
4. 8(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki-a
5. 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a sza3-ba_
6. 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
7. 4(disz) _ansze_ s,a-al-mu
8. 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ li-wi-su2
9. u3 _ansze_ a-s,e2-er a-szur-{d}utu{+szi}
10. u3 hi-na-a sze2-bi4-la2
11. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu / _an-na_-ki
12. u3 s,u2-ba-tu3-a la2 i-na-di2
13. a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im ke-nim
14. sza ki-ma qa2-qi2-di2-ku-nu
15. a-na u4-me di2-na
16. _dam-gar3_-ar-ku-nu lu ke-en6
17. _iti-kam_-am isz-te2-en6 u2 sze2-[na]
18. la2 tu3-sze2-qa2-ra / u3 te2-er-ta-ku-nu
reverse
1. li-li-kam 1(u) _ma-na uruda_
2. li-pa2-a / u3 ta-pa2-u2-szu
3. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-ha-bu-ra
4. 9(disz) _ma-na_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
5. 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ a-bu-um-dingir _dumu_ a-ba
6. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6
7. mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-nim
8. u4-mu-szu-nu ma-al-u2
9. t,up-pi3-szu-nu am-ra-ma
10. sza u4-mu-szu-nu e-ti2-qu2-ni
11. s,i2-ib-tam2 sza-asz2-qi2-la2
12. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu
13. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma
14. i-na pa2-nim-ma wa-s,i2-im
15. ku-un-ka3-nim-ma / i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni
16. u3 ku-da-ri-li
17. t,u3-ur-da-nim a-na mi3-nim#
18. isz-ti2 a-szur-ma-lik ku-da-ri-li2
left
1. la2 i-li-kam ki-ma sza a-ha-am i-na ka3-ri-im
2. la2 i-szu u2 _ARAD2_ e-ta-ap2-sza-ni szu-ma isz-ti2
3. i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni a-la2-kam la2 i-mu-a i-na sza-ha-<ti2>-szu
4. i-zi-za-ma lu-ka3-si2-a-szu-ma li-ir-de8-a-szu

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): 79.0 high × 50.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 25

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01673
Accession No.:

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
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-004646) (BC-004646)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1673) (NBC.1673)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 37-38: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 91

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292112.

BIN 04, 025 artifact entry (No. P292112). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292112 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292112 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292112},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - BIN 04, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292112
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292112.

BIN 04, 025 artifact entry (No. P292112). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292112 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292112 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292112},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292112
LB  - CDLI:P292112
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - BIN 04, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292112
ER  -