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

Lineart

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292129

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 22.0 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 01901
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004874
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1901

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:43 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 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: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	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  - 2026/4/17/
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: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	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  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BIN 04, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292129
ER  -
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