BIN 04, 221 (P293713)

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 03682

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

40.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4#-ma
2. um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma
3. i-na _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_
4. sza dingir-ma-lik ub-la2-ni
5. 2(asz)? _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na an-na_
6. ku#-nu-ki 1(disz) me-at 1(u) ku-ta-ni
7. qa2-dam 8(disz) ku-ta-ni
8. _sag10_-tim 2(disz) _tug2_ ka-am-su2
9. 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
10. 6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me
reverse
1. dingir-ma-lik i-ra-de8-a-kum#
2. i-nu-mi3 us,-a-ni hu-sza-hu-ma
3. t,up-pa2-am la2 nu-la2-pi3-tam2
4. szi2-ti2 lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 i-pa2-ni-e-ma
5. wa-s,i2-im ne2-ba-ka3-kum
6. u3 te2-er-ti2-ni za-ku-tum#
7. i-la2-ka3-kum / szi2-ta [x]-x-at
8. _e2_ a-hu-qar sza ha-hi-[im]
9. sza a-pa2-at su2-ki-nim
10. sza _e2_ zi-zi-x
11. a-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
12. ni-isz-a-ma-ku-ma
13. [x] x [a-wi-il5-tim x] x
14. [um]-ma# ne2-nu-ma ni-sza-x-ma
15. u2-sze2-ba-la2-ki-im

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): 40.0 high × 41.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 221

[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: Veenhof AOATT, p. 322-323

[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 03682
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 metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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
2016-07-28 at 14:12:09	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:51:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-006657) (BC-006657)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.3682) (NBC.3682)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 7: NB: fuer qadum

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293713.

BIN 04, 221 artifact entry (No. P293713). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293713 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293713 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293713},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293713.

BIN 04, 221 artifact entry (No. P293713). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293713 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293713 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293713},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293713
LB  - CDLI:P293713
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - BIN 04, 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293713
ER  -