BIN 06, 211 (P297226)

Legal 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01655

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

77.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [szu-a-num ra-bi-s,u2]-um#
2. [sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2] _dumu_ szu-nu-nu
3. [is,-ba-at-ni-a]-ti2-ma um-ma
4. [ra-bi-s,u2-um-ma] a-na bu-za-zu-ma
5. up#-pa2#-am# sza# a#-lim#{ki#} a#-szur3#-i#-mi3#-ti2
6. [i-na t,u-pi2]-im sza a-lim{ki}
7. [ta-na-sa3-ah]-ma# i-na a-lim{ki}
8. [a-ta u3] a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
9. [ta-ta]-wu#-a isz-al-ka3-ma
10. up#-pu#-szu# ha#-mu#-ru#-u2
11. [ba-a-am] u2-ma-ma a-ma-la2
12. [a-ma-la2 t,up-pi]-im sza a-lim{ki}
13. [a-na a]-lim#{ki} s,i2-a-ma
14. [a-na be]-el a-wa-ti2-ka3
15. [a-wa]-tam2# di2-in
16. [la2 tu3]-na-ha-ni _ku3-babbar_
17. [ma-dam] la2#! tu3-sza-ag-me-ra-ni
18. [bu-za-zu] szu-a-nim
19. [ra-bi-s,a]-am# e-pu-ul
20. [um-ma bu-za]-zu-ma usz-ka3-i-il5!
21. [a-na t,up-pi2]-im# sza a-lim{ki} u2 _pa-du_
22. [sza be-li]-a ti2-ma-li-ma
23. [ta-asz2-e-li]-ma# u2 a-pu-ul-ka3
24. [a-szur3-i-mi3]-ti2 be-el a-wa-ti2-a / a-na-kam
25. [wa-sza-ab2 1(u)] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-esz18-dar
26. [qa2-ta-ti2-szu] na-al-pu-ta-ku
27. [u2 _ku3-babbar_ szal2]-tam2# ha-bu-lam u2 a-na
28. [sza-su2-hi]-a? i-s,a-ab2-ta-ka3
29. [{d}nu-tam2] u2 e-mu-qi2 la2 a-pu-ul-ka3
30. [a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 be]-el# a-wa-ti-a i-na
31. [3(disz) a-wa-tim] li#-iz-ku-ra-ma
32. [li-bi na-di2]-ti2-szu ka3-ru-um
33. [s,a-he-er _gal_] lu#-pa2-ti2-ma
34. [ka3-ru-um s,a-he]-er _gal_
35. [t,up-pi2-ni lu]-la2#-pi2-it-ma
36. [la2-li-ik]-ma# a-lu-um
37. [u2 ba-li2 di2]-ni li-di2-in
38. [la2 tu3-na-ha]-ni# u2 _ku3-babbar_
39. [ma-dam la2 tu3-sza-ag]-ma-[ra]-ni#
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Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 5: 6. [a-sza-su2-hi]-ka3 il5-qe2-am; obv. 10: NB: fehler fuer ha-ru-mu-u2; obv. 20: NB: szk'n!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297226

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 77.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 23.0 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 01655
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004628
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1655

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 211

    [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 22:51:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297226.
BIN 06, 211 artifact entry (No. P297226). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297226 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297226 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P297226
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297226
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 211 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297226.
BIN 06, 211 artifact entry (No. P297226). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297226 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297226 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297226
LB  - CDLI:P297226
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297226
ER  -
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