BIN 06, 130 (P286223)

Letter 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 03989

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x sze2-s,i2-a-ma
2. [...] x hu-bu-li-a
3. [...] t,up#-pi2 ha-ar-ma#-am#
4. [...] tu3-sze2-s,i2-am
5. [...] x e-ru-bu
6. [...] x te2-er-ta-ku-nu
7. [...] _ku3#-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4-la2-szi2-im
8. [...] x-ma isz-tu3
9. [...] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_ ku-s,u2-um
10. [...] i?-na sza-zu-uz-tim
11. [...] ma# szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ki
12. [...] u3 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
13. [... a]-szur3#-mu-ta-bi4-il5
14. [...] qi2-il5
15. [...] x i-na-asz2-pe2-ra-tim
16. [...] _la2 sag10_
17. [...] x-tam2 te2-pu-szi2-ma
18. [...]-mi3-hi-im
19. [...]-ma / tu3-usz-ta-asz2-ni
reverse
1. [...] x x x [x] i-ma
2. [...]-tim
3. [...] x x
4. [...] x-ni
5. [...] u2-ka3-al
6. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 14: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P286223

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 66.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 22.0 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 03989
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006964
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3989

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 130

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286223.
BIN 06, 130 artifact entry (No. P286223). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286223 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286223 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286223},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P286223.
BIN 06, 130 artifact entry (No. P286223). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286223 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286223 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286223},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P286223
LB  - CDLI:P286223
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BIN 06, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P286223
ER  -
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