BIN 06, 014 (P297313)

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 03751

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 × 49.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na mu-za qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma la2-ma-sza-ma
3. szu-ma a-ha-ti2 / a-ti2
4. szu-ma be-el-ti2 / a-ti2
5. a-na-ku / u3 a-ti2
6. ni-ir-te2-ha-am mi3-ma
7. u2-nu-tim / sza a-na
8. pu-szu-ke-en6
9. ta-pa2-qi2-di2-ni
10. te2-er-ti2-ki / li-li-kam-ma
11. uz2-ni / pi3-te2-i
12. t,up-pa2-am sza um-mi3
13. ta-di2-na-ni <<ni>> u2 a-na
14. x-[...]
reverse
1. [...] / _dam_ / i3-li2-x-[x]
  sfs.}
2. a-di2 a-na um-mi3-a-nim
3. ke-nim pi3-iq-di2 a-mi3#-se-ma2#
4. lu-ub-la2-am / u2 a-szar
5. ta-pa2-qi2-di2-ni / i-na
6. na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2-ki lu-ub-la2-am
7. ki-ma / t,up-pa2-am / a-mi3-a-am
8. tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni
9. a-te2-be-a-ma / a-ta-la2-kam
10. a-s,e2-ri-ki / a-ta-la2-kam
11. ta-ma-la2-ke-en6 sza i-na
12. ma-as,-ar-tim
13. i-ba-szi2-u2-ni / a-na
14. i3-li2-isz-<ta>-ki-il5 la2 ta-di2-ni
15. szu-ma pu-szu-ke-en6
16. e-ri-isz-ki
left
1. di2-ni / szu-ma / la2 ki-a-am / a-di2 / e-ne2-a
2. ta-mi3-ri-ni / a-ma-ma-an la2 ta-di2-ni

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/P297313

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 19.0 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 03751
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006726
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3751

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 14

    [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: LAPO 19, 370

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: WAW 42, 232

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 310 n. 434

    [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.

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 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:54 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, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P297313.
BIN 06, 014 artifact entry (No. P297313). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297313 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 014 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297313 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297313},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P297313.
BIN 06, 014 artifact entry (No. P297313). (2026, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297313 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 014 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297313 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297313},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P297313
LB  - CDLI:P297313
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - BIN 06, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297313
ER  -
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