BIN 04, 027 (P292117)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01687

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

71.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im
2. u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma a-la-hu-um-ma
4. im-di2-lum2 u3 puzur4-a-szur3-ma
5. 2(asz) _gu2_ 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_
6. 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim
7. 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la-mi3-in
8. hu-ra-s,a-num ip-qi2-id-ni-a-ti2
9. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ 3(u) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-ni
10. 4(disz) szu-ru-tim 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me
11. a-mur-a-szur3 ip-qi2-id-ni-a-ti2
12. 2(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-ni 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am
13. {d}iszkur-ba-ni ip-qi2-id-ni-a-ti2
14. i-na 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_{ki}-ka3#!
15. 8(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-tum
16. 9(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na
reverse
1. {d}iszkur-ba-ni / ne2-pu-ul
2. 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ a-na hu-ra-s,a-nim
3. ne2-pu-ul 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
4. mu-t,a2-u2 szi2-ti2 _an-na_-ki-ka3
5. 3(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ku-ta-nu 4(disz) szu-ru-tum
  sic gesz2, possibly elsewhere in transliterations due to reversal of conversions for sexagesimal numbers rke
7. 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu / iz-ku-u2-nim
8. _sza3-ba_ 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_ 3(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-ni
9. 1(u) _gin2-ta an-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ ku-ta-ni
10. 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na 2(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
11. i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ni-di2 1(asz) _gu2 dingir-na_
12. 1(u) 6(disz) ku-ta-ni 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er
13. _dam-gar3_ ni-di2 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_
14. 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 2(disz) _ansze_ 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
15. i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ni-di2 2(disz) _ansze_
16. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ni-di2
17. 1(disz) wa-ni-qu2 a-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ i-s,e2-er
18. _dam-gar3_ ni-di2 a-na 3(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
left
1. _an-na_ 6(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ u3 5(disz) _ansze_ 4(u) 5/6(disz) 5(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am#
2. i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_ ke-nu-tim la2 sza ta-sza-hu-t,u3 a-na
3. 2(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim na-di2 _iti-kam_ ab2 sza-ra-ni li-mu-um#
4. bu-zu-zu 8(disz) _tug2_ a-qa2-ti2-ka3 ni-di2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu a-qa2-ti2-ka3#
5. ni#!-di2# 1(disz) szu-ru-um a-na qa2#-ti2-ka3# szi2-ti2# _tug2_-ti2-ka3 1(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu 3(disz) szu-[ru-tum]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 56.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 4, 27

    [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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 267

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

  • history: OACP, p. 134-136

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: van der Meer diss., Correspondance No. 46

    [vanderMeer1931diss] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1931. “Une Correspondance Commerciale Assyrienne de Cappadoce.” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 01687
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 11:24:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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20091124 oatp: 14, 17, 19: EL I 219a

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 04, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P292117.
BIN 04, 027 artifact entry (No. P292117). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P292117 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P292117 (Accessed: March 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {BIN 04, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P292117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P292117},
}


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