BIN 06, 257 (P297355)

Administrative 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 03802

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _ma-na# an-na_
2. isz-ti2 a-mur#-esz18-dar
3. i-ma-[x] x zi x a
4. hu-lu-qa2#?-[x] me x
5. ik-szu-[ud? 3(disz) _ma-na_]
6. ha-bu-[x] x am x
7. a-du u2 a-mur-esz18-dar
8. u2-sze2-bi4-lu / a-na
9. a-du / la2 i-di2-in#
10. 3(disz) i-li# [...]
  traces
reverse
1. szi2-[x] x x x
2. x x x su2-um
3. [i]-li#-bi4 a-mur-[esz18-dar]
4. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. sza# usz?-ra-tim?
6. mi3-ma a-nim
7. i-li-bi4
8. a-mur-esz18-dar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297355

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 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 03802
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006777
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3802

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 257

    [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: Ulshöfer, APU, 152

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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 22:51:57 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, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297355.
BIN 06, 257 artifact entry (No. P297355). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297355 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297355 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297355},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/4/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 257 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297355.
BIN 06, 257 artifact entry (No. P297355). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297355 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297355 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297355},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297355
LB  - CDLI:P297355
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BIN 06, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297355
ER  -
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