BIN 04, 211 (P293728)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 04013

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na bu-u2-la2-ti2-szu
2. i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
3. mi3-ma la2 i-szu-u2
4. be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu i-na
5. li-bi-szu-ma / a-na
6. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ / ha-ra-szu
7. i-la2-ak szu-ma
8. a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_
9. la2 i-tu3-ra-am
10. t,up-pu-um sza
reverse
1. bu-u2-la2-ti2-szu
2. t,u3-pu-szu-ma / a-s,e2-er
3. t,u3-pu-szu / sza! be-u2-la2-ti2-szu
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
5. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la2-na-tim
6. li-mu-um
7. i-na-su2-en6
8. _igi_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar
9. _dumu_ a-szur3-_sipa_
10. _igi_ su2-en6-sag10
11. _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
envelope
1. _kiszib3_ i!-[di2-a]-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
  seal A
2. _kiszib3_ pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur3-_sipa_
3. _kiszib3_ su2-en6-sag10 _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
4. a-na be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu#
5. i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ u2-zu-a
6. mi3-ma la2 i-szu
7. be2-u2-la2-tu3-szu
  seal A
8. i-na li-bi-szu-ma
  seal B
9. a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_ ha-ra-szu
reverse
1. i-la2-ak [szu]-ma / a-na
2. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la2 i-tu3-ra-am
3. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ la2 i-tu3-ra-am
4. t,up-pu-um sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu
5. t,u3-pu-szu-ma a-s,e2-er
6. t,u3-pi2-im sza be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu
7. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
8. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-la2-na-tim
9. li-mu-um
10. i-na-su2-en6
left
  seal B
right
  seal C?

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 46.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 4, 211

    [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: BIN 4, pl. 83c, 85a

    [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.

    (seal photos)

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 163

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 04013
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 107: Naramsin.Enna-Suen.12.00
  • Alternative Years: 38, 115, 136
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 13: NB: KTS 19b, 16

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293728.
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (No. P293728). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293728
LB  - CDLI:P293728
M1  - 2025/9/7/
TI  - BIN 04, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293728
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293728.
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (No. P293728). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293728 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293728},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293728
LB  - CDLI:P293728
M1  - 2025/9/7/
TI  - BIN 04, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293728
ER  -
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