BIN 04, 144 (P293874)

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 03676

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

36.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-na 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_
2. sza-lim-a-hi-im
3. e-la2-at a-ta-ta
4. sza e-li-u2-ni-ni
5. 1(disz) _ansze e2-gal_-lum2
6. is,-ba-at-ma szi2-im-szu
7. a-gu-a il5-qe2
8. 1(disz) _ansze_ sza _dumu_
reverse
1. ir-ra-a sza a-mur-esz18-dar
2. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
3. ir-de8-u2 i-a-ti2
4. i-zi-za-am 1(disz) _ansze_
5. a-na lu-lu a-di2-in
6. 1(disz) _ansze_ i-na na-ab2-ri-tim
7. me-et 1(disz) _ansze_
8. sza sze2-ep dan-a-szur
9. a-s,e2-er i-la2-ap2-ra-at-ba-ni
10. ir-de8-u2 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. na-ab-ri-<it> 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na-kam x x
13. e-ku!-lu?

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 19-21: EL II, 96b

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293874

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 14.0 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 03676
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006651
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3676

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 144

    [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 3-4, p. 96 note b)

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 197

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 249

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:46 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, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293874.
BIN 04, 144 artifact entry (No. P293874). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293874 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 144 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293874 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293874},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
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TI  - BIN 04, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293874
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 144 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293874.
BIN 04, 144 artifact entry (No. P293874). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293874 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 144 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293874 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 04, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293874},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293874
LB  - CDLI:P293874
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 04, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293874
ER  -
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