BIN 04, 026 (P292128)

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 01900

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

99.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
2. a-na la2-qe2-ep u2 pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi4-ma 5(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
4. _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep pu-szu-ke-en6
5. sza a-u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim
6. ta-qi2-pa2-ni 4(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
7. sza sze2-ep pu-szu-ke-en6
8. 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_
9. sza lu-lu-u2 _dumu_ zu-ku-hi-im
10. 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza i-na
11. tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it
12. a-szur-utu-szi u2 hi-na-a i-qi2-pu-ni
13. 5(disz) _ma-na_ sza a-mur-esz18-dar sza _an-na_-ki-a
14. ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-<ma>
15. hi-na-a i-sza-qa2-al-szu
16. u2 te2-er-ti2-ni a-na hi-na-a
17. i-ta-la2-ak _szunigin_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
18. _sza3-ba_ 3(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
19. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza-du-a-su2
20. szu-su2-en6 u2 _dumu_ szu-a-szur3
21. ub-lu-nim 2(u) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza-du-a-su2
2. _dumu_ e-ra-a ub-lam
3. 3(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
4. sza-du-a-su2 2(disz) _ma-na_
5. a-ha-ma me-eh-ra-at _tug2 hi_-ti2-szu
6. dan-a-szur3 ub-lam
7. 4(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza-du-a-su2
8. i3-li2-a-lim ub-lam 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_
9. kur-ub-esz18-dar ub-lam
10. _szunigin_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_
11. _ku3-babbar_ sza ub-lu-ni-ni szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_
12. 3(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_
13. sza u4-mu-szu e-ti2-qu2-ni
14. s,i2-ib-tam2 la2 ta-sza-me-a
15. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma
16. sze2-bi4-la2-nim u2 a-s,e2-er
17. hi-na-a szu-up-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_
18. sza asz2-ra-kam-ma i-qi2-pu-ni
19. lu-sze2-bi4-lam i-na t,up-pi3-ku-nu
20. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
21. _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep ah-sza-lim
22. a-na u4-me pa2-ti2-u2-tim
23. i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_-ri
24. na-di2 3(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 9(disz) _gin2_
left
1. sza sze2-ep a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 u2 nu-ur-esz18-dar szu-ma
2. u4-mu-szu-nu ma-al-u2 _ku3_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-am i-pa2-nim-ma
3. sze2-bi4-la2-nim _ku3-babbar_ sza i3-li2-a-lim u2 kur-ub-esz18-dar ub-lu-ni-ni
4. mi3-szu-um t,up-pu-um ik-bi4-da-ku-nu-ti2-ma la2 tu3-sze-bi4-la2-nim

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): 99.0 high × 57.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 26

[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: OACP, p. 143-144, p. 163

[Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

(partial T, Tr)
history: van der Meer diss., Correspondance No. 25

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01900
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
2024-05-24 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21	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-004873) (BC-004873)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1900) (NBC.1900)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 10-13: Michel, Fs Garelli 264A.63; 18-32: Larsen, OACP 144; 45-48: ebd. 163

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292128.

BIN 04, 026 artifact entry (No. P292128). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292128 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292128 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292128},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P292128.

BIN 04, 026 artifact entry (No. P292128). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292128 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292128 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {BIN 04, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292128},
}

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TI  - BIN 04, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292128
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