BIN 04, 208 (P293711)

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 01907

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

45.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. i-s,e2-er
3. du-nu-um-na-asz2
4. ka3-ni-si2-a
5. u2 sza-ak-ri-asz2-we
6. a-ta-ni
7. i-szu a-na
8. s,i2-bi4-it
9. ni-ga-lim
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu
3. szu-ma la2 isz3-qu2-lu
4. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. i-na _iti-kam_
6. s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu
7. _igi_ a-mur!-{d}utu
8. _igi_ du-du
9. _igi_ ma-na-ma-na
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ a-mur!-{d}utu
2. _kiszib3_ du-du
3. _kiszib3_ ma-na-ma-na
4. _kiszib3_ du-nu-um-na
5. _kiszib3_ ka3-ni-si2-a
  (2 stamp seal impressions)
6. _kiszib3_ sza-ak-ri-asz2!-we
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
  (2 stamp seal impressions)
2. i-s,e2-er / du-nu-um-na
3. ka3-ni-si2-a
4. u2 sza-ak-ri-asz2-we
5. a-ta-ni i-szu
6. a-na s,i2-bi4-it
7. ni-ga-lim
8. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
9. _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu
  (2 stamp seal impressions)
left
1. szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-lu
2. 2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_
3. i-na _iti-kam_
4. s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,u2-bu
right
  (seal impression?)

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): 45.0 high × 41.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: BIN 4, 208

    [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: BIN 4, pl. 81d

    [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.

    (seal photos)


  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 70

    [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: CAD N/II 214 (partial T, Tr),

    [sec61066] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 01907
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl 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: obv. 4: followed by erasure; rev. 2: followed by erasure; rev. 7: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 04, 208 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293711.
BIN 04, 208 artifact entry (No. P293711). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293711 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 208 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293711 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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}

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