BIN 06, 253 (P297363)

Legal 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 03837

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-szur3-mu-ta#-[bi4-il5 a-na]
2. en-na-su2-en6 [x x]
3. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma
4. um-ma# [a]-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma
5. a-na en-na-su2-en6-ma
6. i-na mu-u2-ut puzur4-a-szur3
7. [_dumu_ i]-szar-ki-da-a-szur3 um-mi3-a-nu
8. puzur4#-a-szur u3 _dam-gar3_{ru-um#}
9. [a-na] _e2_ puzur4-a-szur
10. [e-ru]-bu-ma 1(u) 2(disz) ta-ma#-[la2-ki]
11. [sza] t,up#-pe2#-[e] ha-ru#-[mu-tim]
12. [...] x u3 [...]
13. [...] 2(disz) szu-uq#-[le-en ...]
  4 lines broken
reverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) [...] u2 puzur4#-[a-szur3]
2. [...]-nim#-ma u3 [...]
3. [...] x-ti2-szu-nu / a-s,e2-[x]
4. [...] x-ma / ni-ip-qi2-id#
5. [...]-nu-ma a-di2-i
6. [...] puzur4-a-szur3
7. [...] x puzur4-a-[szur3]
8. x [x x a]-na# ma-ma-an
9. la2 tu3#?-[sza]-ar# / a-hi a-ta
10. u2 [...]-la2-ak
11. lu# [x ma]-na _ku3-babbar_
12. lu [_ku3]-sig17_ lu _uruda_
13. a-di um-mi3-a-nu puzur4-a-szur
14. tam2-ka3-ru#-u2 puzur4-[a-szur]
15. u3 a-na-ku ni-[...]
16. a-ma-ma-an# [(x x x)]
17. la2 tu3-[sza-ar x x x (x)]
18. sze2-li#? [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297363

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 25.0 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 03837
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006812
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3837

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 253

    [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: ArOr 37, p.156-180, p. 167-168

    [Matouš1969Nachlass] Matouš, Lubor. 1969. “Der Streit Um Den Nachlass Des Puzur-Aššur.” Archiv Orientální 37: 156–80.

    siglum A

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 79

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint-Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

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
2016-07-28 at 14:12:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:58 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, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297363.
BIN 06, 253 artifact entry (No. P297363). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297363 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297363 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297363},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 253 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297363.
BIN 06, 253 artifact entry (No. P297363). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297363 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297363 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297363},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297363
LB  - CDLI:P297363
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BIN 06, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297363
ER  -
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