BIN 06, 205 (P297227)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 01701

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

56.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na x-[...]
2. e-di2-in#-[a-szur3]
3. u3 [x qi2-bi4-ma]
4. um-ma# [...-ma]
5. a-na x [x x] qi2-bi4-[ma]
6. a-bi a-ta# [be]-li# a-ta
7. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na# [an]-na_
8. za-ku-a-am i-na e-ra-ab2
9. _illat_ sza-qa2-lam qa2-ab2-a-ti2 i-na
10. e-szar-tim _ma-na_-im
11. ku-wa-tim-ma a-na
12. e-di2-in-a-szur3
13. u3 i-lu-ki szu-qu2-ul
reverse
1. u3 a-ta-ma e-di2-a-szur3
2. a?-szar a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
3. _an-na_ a-ni-am
4. i-sza-lu-hu-ni
5. mi3-li-ik szu-ma _ku3-babbar_
6. a-na a-lim{ki} li-ik-szu-da-<am>
7. i-na wa-s,a _ku3-babbar_
8. ku-nu-ku-ka3 i-pa2-ni
9. ne2-pi2-szi2-im li-pu#?-[x]
10. u3 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-na
11. x x-ti2-ka3 ra-ga-x
12. 1(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_ ...]
13. a-na# [...]
left
1. a?-s,e2-[...] x _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-mur-{d}utu?
2. x x [...] di2-in u3
3. x [...]-tam2# a-na a-mur-[{d}utu]
4. di2-in

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 7: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297227

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 49.0 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 01701
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004674
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1701

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 205

    [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. 57

    [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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 22:51:49 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, 205 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297227.
BIN 06, 205 artifact entry (No. P297227). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297227 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297227 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297227},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 205 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297227.
BIN 06, 205 artifact entry (No. P297227). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297227 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 205 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297227 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 205 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297227},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297227},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297227
LB  - CDLI:P297227
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BIN 06, 205 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297227
ER  -
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