BIN 04, 186 (P293730)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 04015

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 × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er
3. nu-u2-nu-u2 na-na-a
4. u2 zu-hu-za-a
5. ta-ta-a i-szu
6. i-qi2-ti2-ip
7. ka3-ra-nim
8. i-sza-qu2-lu
reverse
1. szu-ma la2 isz-<qu2>-lu-u2
2. zu-hu-za u2 nu-hu-sza-tam2
3. a-s,a-ba-at
4. _igi_ a-ga-ap2-szi2
5. _igi_ a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim
envelope
6. _kiszib3_ a-ga-ap2-szi2
7. _kiszib3_ a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim
8. _kiszib3_ nu-u2-nu _kiszib3_ na-na-a
9. _kiszib3_ zu-hu-za
10. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. i-s,e2-er nu-u2-nu
  (seal impression?)
reverse
1. na-na-a u2 zu-hu-za-a
  seal A
2. ta-ta-a i-szu i-qi2-ti2-ip
3. ka3-ra#-nim i-sza-qu2-lu
4. szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu-u2
5. zu-hu-za-a u2 nu-hu-sza-tam2
  seal B
6. i-s,a-ba-at _ku3-babbar_
7. i-qa2-qa2-ad
8. [szal2]-mi3-szu-nu
9. ra#-ki-is
  (seal impression?)
left
  (seal impression?)
right
  (seal impression?)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P293730

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 04015
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006990
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4015

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 186

    [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: CAD, CAD Q 282 (partial T, Tr)

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • history: BIN 4, pl. 85b

    [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, 91

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:40 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 Artifacts

“BIN 04, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293730.
BIN 04, 186 artifact entry (No. P293730). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293730 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293730 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
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TI  - BIN 04, 186 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293730.
BIN 04, 186 artifact entry (No. P293730). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293730 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293730 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293730
LB  - CDLI:P293730
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BIN 04, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293730
ER  -
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