BIN 04, 198 (P293758)

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 04057

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 × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) pa2-szi2 1(disz) na-qu2-pu-um
2. szu-qu2-ul-ta-asz2-nu
3. 2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na
4. kur-ub-esz18-dar a-di2-in
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
6. pa2-szi2 a-na zi-ki
7. a-di2-in
8. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. s,a-ru-pa2-am
reverse
1. a-na puzur4-esz18-dar
2. _dumu_ i-ga-a
3. a-di2-in _igi_ zi-ki
4. 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-sig17_
5. u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ pa2-szi2
6. a-na nu-ur-esz18-dar
7. a-di2-in _igi_ a-bu-sza-lim

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 × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 4, 198

[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 N/II 186 (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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 150 n. 475

[Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 232

[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.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 549

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 04057
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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 10:43:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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
2016-07-28 at 14:12:07	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:51:42	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-007032) (BC-007032)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.4057) (NBC.4057)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 2: Larsen, OACP 55

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293758.

BIN 04, 198 artifact entry (No. P293758). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293758 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293758 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293758},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 198 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293758.

BIN 04, 198 artifact entry (No. P293758). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293758 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 04, 198 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293758 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 198 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293758},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293758},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293758
LB  - CDLI:P293758
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - BIN 04, 198 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293758
ER  -