BIN 04, 012 (P292123)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01735

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

40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. u3 e-na-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma hu-sa3-ru-um-ma
4. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
5. sza sze2-ep a-al-du10
6. sza me-eh-ri sza lu-qu2-tim
7. szu-ku-bu-um na-asz-a-ku-ni
8. a-bi a-ta a-ma-kam
9. ma-la _an-na_
10. u3 _tug2 hi-a_
11. iz-ku-u2-ni
12. a-ta u3 e-na-a-szur
reverse
1. ba-ti2-iq u3 wa-tur4
2. di2-na-ma i-na
3. pa2-nim-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-la2-nim
4. u3 szu-ku-ba-am
5. t,u3-ur-da-ni-szu
6. szu-ma _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
7. ta-ad-nu _ku3-babbar_
8. ku-un-ka3-ma
9. sze2-bi-la2-nim
10. szu-ma szi2-mu-um
11. a-ma-kam ba-ti2-iq
12. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
left
1. lu-qu2-ti2 le-ti2-iq-ma
2. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
3. le-li-a-am

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 3: EL I, 109b; 9-11: Garelli, AC 225A.4

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292123

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01735
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004708
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1735

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 12

    [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: van der Meer diss., Correspondance No. 60

    [vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 376

    [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)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 22:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292123.
BIN 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P292123). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292123 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292123 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292123},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292123
LB  - CDLI:P292123
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BIN 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292123
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292123.
BIN 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P292123). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292123 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292123 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292123},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P292123
LB  - CDLI:P292123
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BIN 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292123
ER  -
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