BIN 04, 227 (P293751)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 04048

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

38.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-mur-a-szur-ma
3. 1(u) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na an-na_
4. u2 li-wi-su2
5. 3(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
6. 4(disz) _tug2_ sza s,u2-ha-ri
7. [x] _tug2_ sza ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim
8. [x _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2]-mu
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1/3(disz)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam
2'. i-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3'. sza tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni
4'. sza 1(disz) _gin2_ s,i2-pa2-ra-tim
5'. sze2-bi-lam a-ni-tam2
6'. la2 a-ni-tam2
7'. te2-er-ta-ka3
8'. li-li-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293751

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 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 04048
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-007023
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4048

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 227

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 22:51:41 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, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293751.
BIN 04, 227 artifact entry (No. P293751). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293751 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293751 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293751},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P293751
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M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293751
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 227 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293751.
BIN 04, 227 artifact entry (No. P293751). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293751 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 227 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293751 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293751},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293751
LB  - CDLI:P293751
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293751
ER  -
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