BIN 06, 084 (P289593)

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 03966

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

55.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur-mu-ta-[bi-il5]
2. a-na ka3-ru-nu-wa u3
3. ku-na-ni-a qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am
4. isz-tu3 za-al-pa2# / ub-lu-ni-ki-im
5. 2(disz) pa2-ni-ri 3(disz) [n ma]-na _siki hi-a_
6. 1(disz) _tug2_ ti2-s,a-pa2-am# [szu?-a]-szur ub-la2-ki-im
7. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar#_ [1(disz) pa2-na]-ra#-am
8. a-szur-e-mu#-[qi2 ub-la2]-ki-im
9. 2(disz) pa2-ni-[ri a-szur-mu]-ta-bi4-il5
10. ub-la2-ki#-[im 1(disz) pa2]-na-ra-am
11. ha-nu a-hu-um# [sza ar]-szi2-ah
12. [na]-pa2-hi-im / ub-la2-ki-im
13. [2(disz)] pa2#-ni-ri / 5(disz) si2-si2-ne2-e
14. [x] _ma#-na siki hi-a_ 1(disz) _tug2_
15. [ti2-s,a]-pa2-am 1(disz) _tug2_ szi2-it-hu-a
  vgl. Z. 17}
16. [a]-sze2#-ni-szu ma-asz2-ku-nam
17. [x]-ba-ti2-im 1(disz) szi2-it-ra-am
reverse
1. ri#-ik-su2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_
2. [_ku3]-ki_ 1(disz) mu-sza-lam
3. 1(u) _sila3 i3-gesz_ sza sza-ma#-sza#-me
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _sila3_ re-esz15-tam2 ar-za-la-am
5. mi3-ma a-nim / s,u2-ha-ru ub-lu-ni-ki-im
6. 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am 1(disz) si2-si2-nam
7. a-al-du10 _dumu_ hu-ra-s,i2
8. ub-la2-ki-im 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am
9. ni-mar-esz18-dar _dumu_ ba-la2
10. 1(disz) pa2-na-ra-am 2(disz) si2-si2-ne2
11. ka3-s,a-ar a-zu-ta-a _dumu_ e-me-me
12. ub-la2-ki-im
13. 1(disz) _tug2?_ sza lu-bu-szi2-im
14. sza s,u2-uh3-ri-im
15. ka3-ru-nu-wa / a-hu
16. a-li-li
17. ub-la2-ki#-[im]
left
1. szu-ma hu-s,i2-ru la2 i-ka3-bi4#-[ru]
2. a-szi2-mi3-im / di2-na-szu-nu szu-ma
3. <i>-ka3-bi4-ru / li-zi-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P289593

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 48.0 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 03966
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006941
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3966

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 84

    [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: WAW 42, 158

    [Michel2020WAW42] Michel, Cécile. 2020. Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants. Writings from the Ancient World 42. SBL.

  • history: Bilgic, Appellativa 73ff

    [sec56415] N.d.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 175

    [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
2026-09-06 at 14:01:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:22 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, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P289593.
BIN 06, 084 artifact entry (No. P289593). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289593 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 084 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289593 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289593},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P289593.
BIN 06, 084 artifact entry (No. P289593). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289593 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 084 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289593 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289593},
}


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