BIN 06, 185 (P297379)

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 03855

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

47.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) na-ru-qam2 1(disz) _tug2_ sza esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah
2. x-ba-ni / i-di2-nam
3. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na# uruda_ a-na _ku3-babbar_
4. a-di2-szu 7(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ asz2-a-[am]
5. 1/6(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar_-ra-na-ku al-8(disz) qe2#
6. 4(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar] szi2-im ansze_ asz2-qul2
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) [_gin2_] ig#-ri sa3-ri-din
8. 1/3(disz) _gin2#_ [u2-nu]-ut# _ansze_
9. szi2-ti2 [_ku3-babbar_] 1(u) 1/6(disz)# _gin2_ ku-nu#-[ki]
10. i-li-bi4-a
11. a-na 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na [uruda?_]
12. a-wi-ti2-szu 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
13. _an#-na_ asz2-qu2-ul
14. [x _gin2 an]-na#_ u2-ku-ul
reverse
1. [_ansze_] ik-[szu]-su2
2. [x] _gin2#_ u2-ku-ul sa3-ri-dim
3. [x] _gin2#_ ta-szi2-a-at _ansze_
4. [x] _gin2_ bi4-it-qa2#-at _an-na_
5. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
6. ni-is-ha-at _tug2_-ti2-szu
7. asz2-qu2-ul 6(disz) _gin2_ a-na
8. [ka3]-ri-im asz2-qu2-ul
9. 1/2(disz) [_gin2_] 1(u) _sze_ hu-lu-qa2-u2!
10. ik-szu-du-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 1: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297379

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 49.0 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 03855
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006830
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3855

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 185

    [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: OACP, p. 157

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: Nashef, TAVO Beiheft B83, 10f (partial T, Tr)

    [sec62733] N.d.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 206

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 239 with n. 371

    [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.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:59 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, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297379.
BIN 06, 185 artifact entry (No. P297379). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297379 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297379 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297379},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 185 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297379.
BIN 06, 185 artifact entry (No. P297379). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297379 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297379 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297379},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297379
LB  - CDLI:P297379
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297379
ER  -
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