BIN 04, 120 (P293861)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01752

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

35.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ i-na be-u2-la2-ti2-szu
3. mar-tu-ba-ni
4. qa2-s,a-ar
5. sza-lim-a-hi-[im]
6. isz-qu2-ul
7. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ a-na
8. _iti 2(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal-ma
9. u3 t,up-pa2-am
10. i-la2-qe2 szu-ma
11. i-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_
12. la2 isz#-qu2-ul
13. ki-ma# a-wa-at
14. ka3#-[ri]-im# s,i2-ib-tam2
15. u2-s,a-ab2
16. _igi_ a-szur3-du10#
17. _dumu_ szi2-nu-nu-tim
18. 1(disz) _ansze_ a-na
19. 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
20. ta-di2-in4
21. sza# sza-lim-a-hi-im

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

20091124 oatp: 3: Larsen, OACP 41A.61

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P293861

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 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 01752
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004725
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1752

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 120

    [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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 170

    [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.

    (T, Tr)

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 22:51:44 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, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293861.
BIN 04, 120 artifact entry (No. P293861). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293861 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293861 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293861},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293861
LB  - CDLI:P293861
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BIN 04, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293861
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 04, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293861.
BIN 04, 120 artifact entry (No. P293861). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293861 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293861 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293861},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293861
LB  - CDLI:P293861
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BIN 04, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293861
ER  -
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