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

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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

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): 47.0 high × 54.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 01741
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
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:51:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-004714) (BC-004714)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1741) (NBC.1741)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

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

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: December 27, 2025).

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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: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	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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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293385
LB  - CDLI:P293385
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - BIN 04, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293385
ER  -