BIN 04, 041 (P290549)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01904

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur u3 i-ku-pi2-a-szur
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma
3. a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma
4. a-szu-mi3 _ku3-sig17_ sza _e2_ a-szur-ma-lik
5. u3 _ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur
6. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni na-asz2-pe2-er-ta-ka3
7. ni-isz-me-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. a-na _puzur4_-esz18-dar-ma _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur
9. lu ni-iz-ku-ma szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. a-ni-um i-li-bi4-a i-na-di2
11. lu i-de8-[e] / szu-ma i-li-bi4-ka3
12. [i]-na-di2 lu#! i-de8-e a-di3 3(disz)-szi2-szu
13. i-ku-pi2-a-szur u2-t,a2-hi szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
14. _la2#_-qa2-am la2 i-mu-a ki-ma
15. ma-dam i-li-bi4-szu i-szu-u2
16. a-na 2(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
17. sza _e2_ [i]-di2#-su2-en6 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
18. sza _e2 dumu_ lu-zi-na 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
19. _ku3-babbar_ sza s,i2-ti2-szu 3(disz) _ma-na_
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ti2-szu ma?-da#?-tim
2. _szunigin_ 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-la2-[an]
3. _ku3-babbar_ a-nim mi3-ma i-li-bi4-a
4. la2 i-szu-u2 szu-ut 3(u) la2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. szi2-im 6(disz) me-at _gig_ il5-qe2
6. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _uruda_
7. sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im il5-qe2
8. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na _ku3-babbar_
9. sza _e2_ i-di2-su2-en6 i-s,a-he-er
10. 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ka3-ri-im i-li-bi4-szu
11. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ik-ri-bi4-szu!
12. a-szu-mi3-szu i-szi2-qi2-il5-ma t,up-pu-um
13. sza a-szur-ma-lik la2-pi2-it
14. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 qa2-ta-tim
15. il5-qe2 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
16. i-li-bi-szu a-di2-i 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
17. _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _ansze hi-a igi_ qar-wi-a
18. il5-qe2 _szunigin_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
19. _ku3-babbar_ sza il5-ta-qe2-u2
20. ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam i-li-bi4-szu
21. a-na-di2-u2 ki-sa2-a-am [...]
22. t,up-pa2-am sza di2-in ka3-ri-im li!-qe2-a-am
23. sza i-mi3-ma i-szu-u2 a-na _ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur
24. i-su2-hu-pi3-im a-ta ta-la2-qe2-u2
envelope
25. [a-na] puzur4#-a-szur u3 i-ku-pi2-a+szur
26. [_kiszib3_ sa2-ba]-si2#-a

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 60.0 wide × 20.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BIN 4, 41

    [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: Hirsch, AfO Beiheft 13/14, 49 n252(partial T, Tr),

    [sec57284] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 01904
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:33 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 43: EL II, 50c; 8: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 04, 041 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290549.
BIN 04, 041 artifact entry (No. P290549). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290549 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290549 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P290549},
}


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