BIN 04, 155 (P293862)

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 01755

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

39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2
3. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2
4. sza-bu sza ik-ri-bi4-a
5. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sze2-bu-ul-<tam2>
6. a-na la2-ma-si2
7. 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
8. ra-qi2-tim
reverse
1. a-di2-szum
2. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
4. sza puzur4-a-na
5. sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
6. i-_ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2 sza-ak-na-at
7. mi3-ma a-nim a-na
8. a-szur3-ma-lik
9. ap-qi2-id
left
1. _igi_ im-di2-dingir
2. _igi_ hu-ra-s,a-nim

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/P293862

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 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 01755
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004728
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1755

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 155

    [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, 133

    [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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 94

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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
2016-07-28 at 14:12:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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 Artifact

“BIN 04, 155 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293862.
BIN 04, 155 artifact entry (No. P293862). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293862 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 155 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293862 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293862},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 155 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293862.
BIN 04, 155 artifact entry (No. P293862). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293862 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 155 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293862 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293862},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293862},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293862
LB  - CDLI:P293862
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293862
ER  -
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