BIN 06, 188 (P297242)

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 01891

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

60.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a-na ...] x x
2'. [... u3] puzur4#-a-szur3
3'. [qi2-bi-ma um-ma ...]-bu-ma
4'. [ma-s,a-ar-tam2 sza x-x-a]-szur3# ip-te2-u2-ma
5'. [lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_] lu# t,up-pe3-e lu ta-ma-la2-ki
6'. [2(disz){szi2-ta}] i-le-en6 sza _uruda_ mi3-ma
7'. a-nim a-na en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim
8'. ip-qi2-du / a-na-ku isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu-sza-na
9'. a-li-kam-ma en-na-su2-en6 as,-ba-at-ma
10'. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_ lu t,up-pe2-e lu
11'. ta-ma-la2-ke-e 2(disz){szi2-ta} i-le-en6
12'. [...] a x x dam-qa2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-szu-mi3 / il5-we-[da-ku]
2'. _dumu_ szu-a-szur / t,up-[...]
3'. li-bi4-ka3-ma / x [...]
4'. u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3-a / [...]
5'. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a-ma qa2-at# [...]
6'. [x] x-a / im-lu-u2-ma / i-tur4 [...]
7'. [x x] isz-qu2-ul-ma / t,up-pi3 u2-sze2-[...]
8'. [x x] sza mi3-ma la2 ha-<bu>-la2-ku-ni / ma x qa2-ti2
9'. [...] ki#?-a / a-szur-{d}utu-szi a-s,e2-er
10'. [...] x ub-lu-ma / _tug2 hi-a_
11'. [... sza] ki-ma i-a-ti2
12'. [...]-a i-ra-de8-a-ni
13'. [...] x / u3 mi3-szi2-ih-tam2
14'. [...]-s,e2-er
15'. [...]-x
16'. [...]-ra-ni
17'. [...]-mu-u2
  rest broken
left
1. [... s,i2]-li2-esz18-dar / igi [...]
2. [...] x

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/P297242

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 28.0 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 01891
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004864
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1891

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 188

    [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
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:50 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, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297242.
BIN 06, 188 artifact entry (No. P297242). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297242 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297242 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297242},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 188 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297242.
BIN 06, 188 artifact entry (No. P297242). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297242 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 188 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297242 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297242
LB  - CDLI:P297242
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BIN 06, 188 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297242
ER  -
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