BIN 04, 033 (P292118)

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 01691

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

76.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 u3 szu-hu-bur
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
3. 2(u) 8(disz)! 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_
4. _ku3-babbar e2_ ka3-ri-im al-pu-ut
5. a-na _ku3-babbar_ a-nim lu _ku3-babbar_-ku-nu
6. asz2-qul2 lu _tug2 hi-a_ asz2-a-am
7. 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. i-_ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u2-sza-qi2-il5
9. 1(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ isz-tap-ku-ma
10. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ asz2-qul2-ma
11. 1(disz) _ma-na_ mi3-qi2-su2 a-qa2-ti2-ku-nu
12. at,-hi-ma a-szur3 u3 i-lu-ku-nu
13. li-t,u3-la2 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi2
14. i-na 1(u) ha-am-sza-tim lu al-qe2
15. _szunigin_ 2(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_
16. _ku3-babbar_ na-ad-a-tu3-nu 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_
17. da-tum ik-szu-ud-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_
18. _ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-la2
19. mi3-isz-la i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu
20. a-la2-qe2 a-na szu-hu-bur
21. qi2-bi-ma mi3-szu sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
22. isz-pu-ra-ni um-ma szu-ut-ma
23. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2
reverse
1. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 a-la2-qe2
2. mi3-isz-li-ka3 _ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ka3
3. t,a2-ib szu-ma la2 tu3-t,a2-ib
4. a-na-ku a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 u2-t,a2-ab2-ma
5. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-at-ka3
6. a-li i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3
7. a-la2-qe2 a-na-ku u3 im-di2-dingir
8. i-ni-ka3-si2 ni-isz-hu-ut!-ka3
9. 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-hi-ta-ka3
10. i-na szi2-im _an-na_-ki-ka3
11. u3 _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-ka3 ni-isz-qul2]
12. szu-ma ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 ta-sza-ka3-nam
13. 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(u) _gin2_
14. sza-du-a-tam2 u2-sza-du-u2-ka3
15. szu-ma tu3-sza-za!-az
16. te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma
17. isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im sza _ku3-babbar_
18. ni-isz-qu2-lu 1(disz) _gin2-ta_
19. s,i2-ib-tam2 i-na ka3-ri-im
20. ta-la2-qe2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ba-al-t,am2-ma
21. ka3-ra-am a-lu-um-ma
22. um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na-kam#?
23. a-wi-il5 li-zi-zu
24. u3-la2 im-gu5-ru-ni
left
1. u3 <a>-tur4-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na
2. a-wi-il5 u3 mi3-sza-al a-wi-lim li-zi-zu#
3. um-ma szu-nu-ma ne2-nu i-s,e2-ri-szu-nu
4. a-wi-la2-ni a-di2-i a-ni-a-tim u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur#
5. u2-sza-as-he-er

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): 76.0 high × 54.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 33

[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. 398

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 270

[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.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01691
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
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19	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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:51:35	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-004664) (BC-004664)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1691) (NBC.1691)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 1-8: Garelli, AC 233f., cp. ebd. 188A.2; 20: Lewy, Or 29, 26A.3; 32-34: AKT 1, S. 44; 37-38: Landsberger, JNES 287A.125

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292118.

BIN 04, 033 artifact entry (No. P292118). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292118 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292118 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292118},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
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M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BIN 04, 033 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292118.

BIN 04, 033 artifact entry (No. P292118). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292118 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 033 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292118 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292118},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292118
LB  - CDLI:P292118
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BIN 04, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292118
ER  -