BIN 04, 035 (P293379)

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 01677

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

65.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma bu-za-zu-ma / i-nu-mi3
3. a-na ka3-ni-isz / sa-hu-ha-ku-ma
4. a-li-ka3-ni / _an-na_ lu i-a-am
5. lu ku-a-am a-na il5-we-da-ku
6. e-zi-ib um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-di2
7. a-tu3-ra-ni / _uruda sag10_ / e-pu-usz-ma
8. li-im-hu-ra-ni / isz-tu3
9. ka3-ni-isz a-tu3-ra-ni / la2 li-bi
10. _dingir_-ma e-er-szu-um i-s,a-ab2-ta-ni
11. isz-tu3 / at-be2-u2 / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
12. _uruda_ lu i-a-am lu sza puzur4-a-szur3
13. di2-nam-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
14. la2-li-ik-ma / _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_
15. lu a-na puzur2-a-szur3 lu i-a-ti2 le-pu-usz
16. i-ta-ba-la2-ni-ma / su2-ku-ur-tum
17. i-ta-asz2-kan2-ma _iti 5(disz)-kam_ u3 _iti 6(disz)-kam_
18. a-su2-hu-ur / u3 i-nu-mi3
19. isz-tu3 / ka3-ni-isz / a-na _uruda_
20. ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-szu-ni
reverse
1. a-di2 5(disz)-szi2-szu u3 sze2-szi2-szu
2. aq-bi-szu-um / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
3. _uruda_ lu nu-sze2-bi-il5-szu-um u3 i-a-ti2
4. _uruda_-i / ta-da-nam / la2 i-mu-a
5. u3 ku-a-ti2 / sze2-bu-lam / la2 i-mu-a
6. i-s,e2-er / _uruda_ / ir-ta-na-bi4-is,
7. u3 mi3-li-ik / _uruda_ i-ma-li-ik
8. la2 na-t,u3-ma / ri-ig-ma-am
9. u2-la2 a-na-di2-i um-ma a-na-ku-ma
10. pa2-ni-sza-am / bu-la2-ti2 / qa2-ti2
11. puzur2-a-szur3 / sza s,a-ba-tim / li-is,-ba-at
12. a-hi-di2-ir-ma / a-na szi2-ip-ri-im
13. ra-mi3-ni asz2-ku-un-ma
14. um-ma a-na-ku-ma / _uruda_ lu i-a-am
15. lu sza puzur2-a-szur3 sza a-ba-ki-im
16. i-pa2-ni-a / la2-bu-uk / _uruda_ / a-na
17. sza-la2-tu3-a-ar i-pa2-ni-a
18. a-bu-ka3-ma / i-ba-ab2 / ha-ra-ni-a
19. _dam-gar3_ / u2-ta-di2-a-am / a-di2 / qa2-ti2
20. _uruda_ li-is,-ba-at / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
21. e-zi-ib / _dam-gar3!_ / sza li-bi4-szu
22. lu-wa-di-a-am / ki-ma a-sza-la2-tu3-a-ar
23. e-ru-bu / ur-ki-a-ma
24. 2(disz) sza-zu-uz2-tam2 / usz-ta-zi-za-am / lu ku-a-ti2 u3 i-a-ti2
25. a-na ra-pu-di2-ni / i-ti2-zi-iz-ma _uruda_ a-na sza _dam-gar3_
26. a-hi-e-em / isz-ta-kan2 / u3 u4-ma-am a-na di2-nim / i-sze2-e-a-ni
27. u2 a-na tar2-ki-is-tim isz-pu-ra-am um-ma szu-ut-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
28. u3 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ ra-ki-sa3-ni-szu / a-wi-lam / t,e2-em-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 8-14: Garelli, AC 123A.1; 12-15: Larsen, OACP 94A.47; 36-38: Garelli, l.c.; rev. 13: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293379

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01677
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004650
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1677

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 35

    [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. 188-190 no. 6

    [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: OACP, p. 94 n. 47

    [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: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 73

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint-Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 450

    [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
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
2016-07-28 at 14:11:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293379.
BIN 04, 035 artifact entry (No. P293379). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293379 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293379 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	month = {jul 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293379},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293379.
BIN 04, 035 artifact entry (No. P293379). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293379 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293379 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293379},
}


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