BIN 06, 242 (P286221)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03977

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

43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-na
3. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im sza szu-esz18-dar
4. 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-s,e2-er
5. _ku3#-babbar_ ta-ur-ma
6. [x] ta#-ki-is i-s,e2-er
7. [x x] x u3 a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
8. [...]-szu i-nu-mi3
9. [...]-na# ka3-ni-isz
10. [...]-szu
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-tim
2'. [x]-ki-szu-nu-ti2-ma
3'. [sza]-lim-szu-nu u3 ke-szu-nu
4'. _ku3#-babbar_ i-sza-qal
5'. _igi_ ku-zi-zi-a _dumu_ a-na-ah-i3-li2
6'. _igi_ szu-be-lim _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar
7'. _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a
8'. _dumu_ szu-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/P286221

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 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 03977
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006952
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3977

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 242

    [Stephens1944BIN6] Stephens, Ferris J. 1944. Old Assyrian Letters and Business Documents. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Volume 6. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 62

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P286221.
BIN 06, 242 artifact entry (No. P286221). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286221 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286221 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286221},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P286221.
BIN 06, 242 artifact entry (No. P286221). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286221 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286221 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286221},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286221},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P286221
LB  - CDLI:P286221
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - BIN 06, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P286221
ER  -
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