BIN 04, 164 (P293891)

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 03868

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

54.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2#_
3. _ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-la2-am
4. ku-nu-ki sza a-szur3-ni-im-ri
5. a-na sza ki-ma
6. szu-a-ti2 en-nam-a-szur3#
7. a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
8. be-lum2-ba-ni
9. [u3] zu-ku-a
10. ap2-qi2-id
reverse
1. _igi_ a-lu-la2-a
2. _igi_ puzur4-a-szur3
3. _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a
  (single ruling)
4. 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-du-um#
5. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-ki
6. sza a-szur-gal / sza a-na
7. s,e2-er lugal-su2-en6
8. u3 il5-mi3-ti2 ub-la2-ni-ni7
9. a-na lugal-su2-en6 ap2-qi2-id
10. _igi_ a-lu-la2-a
11. _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2
12. _igi_ ni-mar-esz18-dar _dumu_ puzur4-su2-en6

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/P293891

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 47.0 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 03868
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006843
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3868

References

  • primary: BIN 4, 164

    [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, 229

    [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.

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
2016-07-28 at 14:12:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:48 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, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293891.
BIN 04, 164 artifact entry (No. P293891). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293891 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 164 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293891 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293891},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 164 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 04, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293891.
BIN 04, 164 artifact entry (No. P293891). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293891 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 164 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293891 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293891},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293891
LB  - CDLI:P293891
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BIN 04, 164 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293891
ER  -
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