BIN 06, 030 (P297425)

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 03909

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

74.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szu3-i-di2-ma
2. [a]-na a-szur-na-da
3. [qi2]-bi-ma sza-am-sza-am
4. [sza] 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
5. [a]-na# {d}nin-szubur ha-bu-la2-ku
6. [i]-pa2-ni-tim i-nu-mi3
7. ta#-li#-ka3#-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. [a]-na mi3-nim sza-am-sza-am
9. la tu3-ub-lam um-ma a-ta-ma
10. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ u3-la ma?-s,a-at
11. um-ma a-na-ku-ma szi2-ma-am
12. sza-a-ma ta-er-ma
13. i-na e-ra-bi-ka3-ma
14. sza-am-sza-am sza 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
15. _ku3-sig17_ e-pu-usz-ma
16. sze-bi-lam isz-tu3
17. sze2-pi2-ka3 pa2-ni-tim
18. tu3-usz-ta-na-ab2-la#-ka3-at
19. a-na mi3-nim
20. ik-ri-bi tu3-ka3-al
reverse
1. i-hi-id-ma sza-am-sza-am
2. e-pu-usz-ma
3. i-pa2-nim-ma sze2-bi-lam
4. u3 szu-ma u3-tu3-ra-u2
5. i-ba!-szi2 a-qe3-er-bi-ma
6. i-di2 _tug2 hi_-ti2 sza ik-ri-bi
7. sza a-szur3 a-na mi3-nim
8. i-ba-la-ku-tu3 a-di2-ni
9. a-na _ku3-babbar_ la i-tu3-ru
10. 1(disz) me-at 9(u) _tug2 hi_-ti2
11. i3-li2-a-lum2 u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku
12. u3-sza-ab2-szi2-lu-ni-kum
13. _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu
14. _e2_ ma-nim i-ba-szi2
15. a-na _dingir_ / dam-qa2-at
16. i-na bu-ul-t,i2-a-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2
17. sza-ni-u2-tum u3-la-pu-tu3
18. u3? szu-ma sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im
19. [x]-x-ri-a-ma sze2-bi-lam#
20. [szi2]-ma#-am la-asz2-a-ma
21. lu-ta-e-ra-kum
left
1. u3 [...]-x u3-la a-ma-sza-ah-ka3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: e. 5: , Or 18, 160A.5; 3-5, 19-23: Hirsch, UAR 60a; 30-35: Hirsch, UAR A. 193; rev. 5: kopie: i-szi2-szi2

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297425

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 74.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 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 03909
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006884
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3909

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 30

    [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: CAD, CAD I 64 (partial T, Tr)

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace Jay, Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and Adolf Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • history: AfO Beih. 13/14, 38, 67(partial T, Tr)

    [Hirsch1961AfOBeih13/14] Hirsch, Hans. 1961. Untersuchungen Zur Altassyrischen Religion. Vol. 13/14. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: OAA 1, 21

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 263

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: Garelli, Assyriens 255 n. 1 (partial T, Tr)

    [sec62763] N.d.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 216

    [Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:56:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:54:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 22:52:02 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, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297425.
BIN 06, 030 artifact entry (No. P297425). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297425 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297425 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297425
LB  - CDLI:P297425
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297425
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297425.
BIN 06, 030 artifact entry (No. P297425). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297425 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297425 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297425},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297425
LB  - CDLI:P297425
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297425
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.