BIN 06, 204 (P297335)

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 03776

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 × 50.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [um-ma x x]-in#-ma a-di2-i [sza]
2'. [pu-szu-ke]-en6 sza ta-asz2-pu#-[ra-ni]
3'. [um]-ma a-ta-ma a-na s,e2-er#?
4'. [x]-ba-tim isz-pu-ra-am a-ta#?
5'. [x] x ta-sze2-e szu-ut i-la2 i-dim#
6'. [szu]-mi3 a-bi-ni / i-za-ka3-ar
7'. [u3] ku-a-ti2 / a-zi-ki-ka3 s,a?-ba-[at]
8'. isz#-pu-ra-am / isz-ti x x
9'. lu sze2-s,u2-ti2 a-bi a-ta be-li2# [a-ta]
10'. i-na {d}utu-szi sza t,up-pi2
11'. ta-sza-me-u2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_
12'. [x] x ma al [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x ki i ta [...]
2'. um-mi3-a-nam sza a-na a-wa-tim-ma#
3'. i-za!-zu lu-sza-zi-zu-ni-kum
4'. u3! te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam
5'. [a]-di2 ha-ra-ni sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
6'. _uruda#_ 2(asz) _gu2_ ma-si2-a-am
7'. sza# e-pu-szu-u2 / i-ba-szi2 a-na#
8'. da#-asz2-e-szu / a-sza-la2-tu3-wa-ar#
9'. [e]-ra-ab2-ma / ba-ti-iq u2-tu3#-[ur]
10'. [a]-na _ku3-babbar_ u3-ta-ar-szu-[ma]
11'. [a]-s,e2#-ri-ka3 / a-ta-la2-kam-[ma?]
12'. [a]-na# a-lim{ki} ha-ra-ni [...]
13'. [x x] x a / a-na x [...]
  rest broken
left
1. x x x
2. x x 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/P297335

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 50.0 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 03776
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006751
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3776

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 204

    [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: JNES 8, 287 n. 14 (partial T, Tr)

    [Landsberger1949JNES8] Landsberger, Benno. 1949. “Jahreszeiten Im Sumerisch-Akkadischen-(Concluded).” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 8 (4): 273–97. https://doi.org/10.1086/370934.

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 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:55 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, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297335.
BIN 06, 204 artifact entry (No. P297335). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297335 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297335 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297335},
}


TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 204 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297335.
BIN 06, 204 artifact entry (No. P297335). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297335 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 204 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297335 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297335},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297335
LB  - CDLI:P297335
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BIN 06, 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297335
ER  -
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