BIN 06, 115 (P297445)

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 03931

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

53.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] i-na-a qi2-bi-[ma]
2. um-ma ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur#
3. be-lum2-ba-ni
4. u2 su2-ka3-lum2-ma 3(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2_
5. _an-na_ u3 8(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
6. qa2#-dum sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im
7. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3
8. i-na lu-qu2-tim sza a-szur-du10
9. [isz]-ti2 su2-ka3-lim ni-is-pu-[uh]
10. [... n 2(disz)] _gu2 an-na_ a-na
11. [sza-la2]-tu3#-ar nu-sze2-[bi4-il5]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [_an]-na_ u2 _tug2-[hi-a_ sza]
3'. i-za-ku-a-ni
4'. ni-ka3-na-ak-[ma]
5'. i-na na-ap2-tu3
6'. ha-ra-nim su2-ka3-lum2
7'. u3 szu-be2-lum2 i-na-szi2-u2-ni-ku-um
8'. ha-ra-na-tum
9'. da-na / mi3-li-ik
10'. _ku3-babbar_ mi3-li-ik

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/P297445

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 18.0 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 03931
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006906
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3931

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 115

    [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, 16

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 329

    [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.

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 22:52:03 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, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297445.
BIN 06, 115 artifact entry (No. P297445). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297445 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297445 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297445},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297445.
BIN 06, 115 artifact entry (No. P297445). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297445 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297445 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297445
LB  - CDLI:P297445
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BIN 06, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297445
ER  -
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