BIN 04, 031 (P292129)

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 01901

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

95.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6 sza ki-ma
2. puzur4-a-szur u2 su2-e-a
3. a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma
4. 1(u) 9(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am
5. ku-nu-ki sza i-a-szar nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma
6. 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i _sza3-ba_
7. 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kum
8. i-na _uruda_ ma-si2-im pa2-ni-im
9. u2 ur-ki-im ub-lu-nim
10. 7(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ szi2-kam
11. ku-nu-ki sza i-a-szar nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma
12. 1(u) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 mi3-ma a-nim
13. i-a-szar usz-te2-bi-lam
14. 3(asz) _gu2 uruda_ s,a-la2-mu-um
15. i-na _uruda_-i-szu na-di2
16. 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am
17. sza i-na wa-la2-ma i-ni-du
18. ub-lu-nim-ma nu-sa3-ni-iq-ma
19. 1(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 2(u) _ma-na_ szi2-ku-um
20. i-pa2-ni i-la2-tim
21. na-di2 1(u) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_
22. _uruda_ szi2-kam ku-nu-ki sza ku-ra#-[ra]
reverse
1. u2 szu-be-lim <nu>-sa3-ni-iq-ma
2. 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 5(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni
3. isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na
4. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 u2-sze2-bi4-lu-nim
5. _sza3-ba_ 3(u) ku-ta-ni 9(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_
6. a-pu-szu-ke-en6 i-ni-di2-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu a-di2-ni la2 isz-qu2-ul
8. 4(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-ni i-di2-a-szur
9. ir-de8-a-am szunigin _tug2_-ti2-ka3
10. 1(disz) me-at 4(u) 8(disz) _tug2#_-[ba-tu3]
11. sza sze2-ep i-di2-a-szur i-ba-szi2-u2
12. 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ni
13. en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ e-la2-li2
14. na-asz2-a-ku-um lu _uruda_ lu _tug2_-ti2
15. lu ba-a-<ab2>-tam2 sza te2-zi-bu
16. a-ma-la2 a-wi-lu-ti2-ni
17. a-_ku3-babbar_ nu-ta-ar-ma
18. i-sze2-ep dan-a-szur [_ku3-babbar_]-ka3
19. nu-za-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_-ka3
20. nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum
21. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti-ka3
22. _ansze_-ru-ka3
left
1. a-na-ab2-ri-tim na-du sza-am-ka3-ka3
2. sza-lim

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): 95.0 high × 58.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 31

[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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 190-192 no. 7

[Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: KTH, p. 7

[Lewy1930KTH] Lewy, Julius. 1930. Die Kültepetexte Aus Der Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01901
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:11:43	CDLI	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-004874) (BC-004874)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1901) (NBC.1901)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 7ff.: EL II, 45c; 10: EL I, 100b; 27: EL I, 45c; 35: EL II 26a; 37: ArOr. 38, 134. Ahw. 849a s.v. p-atum; 43ff.: KTH 7; 15: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292129.

BIN 04, 031 artifact entry (No. P292129). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292129 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292129 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292129},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292129
LB  - CDLI:P292129
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BIN 04, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292129
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292129.

BIN 04, 031 artifact entry (No. P292129). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292129 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292129 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292129},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292129
LB  - CDLI:P292129
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BIN 04, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292129
ER  -