BIN 06, 109 (P297395)

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 03878

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

47.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ha-na-na-ri-im
2. a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5
3. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 [u2 x]
4. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma [i?]-na#?-a-ma
5. 5(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_ a-na a?]-ta#?-ta
6. ha-bu-la2-ti2#-ma a-na#-[ku]
7. [qa2]-ta-tum / i-nu-mi3 a-na
8. [...]-ur? da# u2#? x x [...]
9. [ma?]-al-u2 / um-ma a-ta-ma
10. [...] u2 me-er-[u2] a-[ta?-ta? ...]
11. [...] x um-ma a-ma-at-ka3?-ma
12. [a-na] _ku3-babbar_ ra-bi4-s,u2-um
13. [i-di2-in] a-ta-ta
14. [...]-ma _ku3-babbar_
15. [... la2]-al-qe2-ma
16. [...]-ma x a
17. [... u2]-sze2-s,i2-ma#
reverse
1. n _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
2. [...]-ta-ka3
3. [...]-im ki-ma
4. [...]-ri-im
5. [...] _maszkim_-s,i2 / s,i2-ib-tam2#
6. [u2]-s,a-ab2 a-hi a-ta la2 ta-[...]
7. [u3?] a-na-kam ta-na-me-[...]
8. [t,up]-pu / da-nu-ni _ku3-babbar_
9. [...]-tum a-szar al-ta-na-qe2-u2
10. [...]-i-id li-ba-ka3
11. [la2] im#-ra-as, lu-qu2-tam2
12. sza a-ba-ki-im ab2-ka3-ma
13. a-_ku3-babbar_ lu-ta-e-ru-ma
14. a-szar _ku3-babbar_ al-ta-qe2-u2
15. lu nu-ta-e-er a-na-kam
16. a-na am-ti2-ka3 um-ma
17. a-na-ku-ma szi2-im 1(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2
18. sza ha-na-na-[ri-im ...]
left
1. sze2-bi4-[lam ...]
2. a-na _dam-[gar3_ ...]
3. asz2#-qul2#? [...]

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/P297395

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 50.0 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 03878
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006853
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3878

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 109

    [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: Innaya, 171

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 22:52:00 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, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297395.
BIN 06, 109 artifact entry (No. P297395). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297395 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297395 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297395},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 109 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297395.
BIN 06, 109 artifact entry (No. P297395). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297395 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 109 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297395 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297395},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297395
LB  - CDLI:P297395
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BIN 06, 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297395
ER  -
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