BIN 04, 001 (P293385)

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 01741

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

47.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma e-a-szar-<ma>
3. asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma
4. a-na-ku-ma i-na 3(u) _gu2_
5. _uruda diri_ / a-ka3-sza-ad
6. ki-ma _ansze hi-a_ la2-szu-u2-ni
7. 3(u) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-am {d}iszkur-ba-ni
8. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
9. usz-te2-ri-ib
10. ki-ma _ansze-hi_-ru
11. sza sze2-ep szu-a-nim
reverse
1. e-ru-bu-ni-ni u4-ma-kal2
2. la 2(disz) usz-bi-a-su2-nu
3. a-t,a2-ra-su2-nu
4. s,u2-ba-tu3 sza ku-nu-uk
5. szu-ku-bi4-im u3 i3-li2-a
6. 3(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2 szi2-it-ru sze2-lu!?-u2-ma
7. szi2-me-tum ta-bu-uk
8. ra-di lu-qu2-tim / ta-mi3
9. la2 ta-ga-mi3-il5 szi2-me-tum
10. 1(disz) bi-tum sza ha ku
11. wa-ad-a-at
left
1. u2-la2 a-lim{ki} be-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 7: NB: ab hier sfs.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293385

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 16.0 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 01741
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004714
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1741

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 1

    [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. 1

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 175

    [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 22:51:37 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, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293385.
BIN 04, 001 artifact entry (No. P293385). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293385 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293385 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293385},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293385.
BIN 04, 001 artifact entry (No. P293385). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293385 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293385 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293385},
}


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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293385
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