BIN 04, 209 (P293729)

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 04014

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 × 47.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. am-tam2 pa2-al-hu-szi2-a
2. isz-ti2 / szi2-wa-asz2-me-i
3. u3 ku-uk-ra-an
4. a-na 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. a-na-asz2 / u2 sza-li-a-ta#
6. isz-u2-mu-szi2
7. szu-ma ma-ma-an
8. a-szu-mi3 / am-tim
9. lu tu3-zi-num
reverse
1. lu be-el hu-bu-lim
2. a-na a-na-asz2
3. u2 sza-li-a-ta
4. i-tu3-wa-ar
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. szi2-wa-asz2-me-i
7. u2 ku-uk-ra-an
8. [i]-sza-qu2-lu
9. _igi_ en-um-a-szur
10. _igi_ ti2-bu-la2
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ en-um-a-szur
2. _dumu_ ha-pa2 _kiszib3_ ti2-bu-la2
3. _kiszib3_ szi2-wa-asz2-me-i
4. _kiszib3_ ku-uk-ra-an
5. am-tam2 pa2-al-ha-zi-a
  seal B
6. a-na szi2-mi3-im
reverse
1. a-na 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. isz-ti2 szi2-wa-asz2-me-i
3. u3 ku-uk-ra-an
4. a-na-asz2 u2 sza-lu-wa-an-ta
5. isz-u2-mu-szi2 szu-ma
6. ma-ma-an / lu tu3-zi-num
7. lu be-el hu-bu-lim
8. a-szu-mi3 am-tim
9. a-na <a>-na-asz2
10. u2 sza-lu-wa-an-ta
11. i-tu3#-wa-ar
left
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. szi2-wa-asz2-me-i
3. u2 ku-uk-ra-an
4. i-sza-qu2-lu
right
  seal C?

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 × 47.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 4, 209

    [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. 84f, 85d

    [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: Fs Larsen p.137-177, p. 156-157

    [Dercksen2004society] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 2004. “Some Elements of Old Anatolian Society in Kaniš.” In Assyria and beyond. Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by Jan Gerrit Dercksen, 137–77. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 100. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 106

    [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: FAOS 1, 5

    [Kienast1984Kaufvertragsrecht] Kienast, Burkhart. 1984. Das Altassyrische Kaufvertragsrecht. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 1. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 04014
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  • 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 22:51:39 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

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 04, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293729.
BIN 04, 209 artifact entry (No. P293729). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293729 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 04, 209 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293729 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 04, 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P293729},
}


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