BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 (P297447)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 03905 & NBC 03933

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}utu-a-bi la2-li-a
2. u3 puzur4-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma
4. 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum
5. isz-ti2 / a-sa3-nim sza _e2_ as2-qu2-dim
6. 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum
7. u3 1(disz) szi2-it-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-i
8. isz-ti2 da-da-a _dumu gudu4_
9. sza [su2-en6] u3 su2-en6-sag10 _szesz_-szu
10. 1(disz) x [x] x _sag10_ / a-na
11. [da-da-a] _dumu gudu4_ sza su2-en6
12. [x] ka3#-s,a-ar-szu
13. [... {d}nin?]-szubur isz-tu3
14. [...] bu-ra-lim
15. [...]-um _igi_ i-di-su2-en6
16. [... ku]-ta-nu _sag10_
17. [...] _sag10_-pi2-a-szur
18. [x _tug2_] isz#-ti i3-li2-szu
19. [x] ku#-ta-nu qa2-ab2-li-um
20. isz-ti2 / a-szur3-utu-szi
21. _dumu_ am-ma-a / 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_
22. _an-na_ / ma-szi2-tum
reverse
1. isz-ti2 / nu-ur2-ki-li
2. sza _e2_ lugal._gi-na_
3. 2(disz) mu-s,a-ra-an sza a-ki-di2-en
4. isz-ti2 a-szur3-i-di2
5. _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na
6. 1(disz) mu-s,a-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-im
7. isz-ti2 x-[x x] _dumu#_ a-hu-wa-qar
8. _pa-du#_ [... x-esz18-dar]
9. 3(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_ x x-di2-tum]
10. isz-ti [... x a]-szur-utu-szi
11. _dumu_ szu-[... x]-ni-i-a
12. 1(disz) _tug2_ isz#-[ti2 x]
13. 1(disz) mu-[...] _ma#-na_
14. _uruda_ isz#-[ti2 x x x]-zi-na-a-a
15. a-hu#-[... x]-tu3-nu
16. ku-sza# [...]-x
17. a-na# [x x] a-wi-li
18. a-ni-[u2-tim] ni#?-sza-ma
19. t,up x [...] a-wi-lim
20. x sza [...]
21. di2-na-ni-a-ti2-ma lu nu-bi4-il5-ki-ma
22. e-ne2-szu / pi3-te2-a-ma
left
1. _igi_ {d}a-szur3 u3 {d}nidaba li-ik-ru-[ba-am?]
2. sza i-da-na-ku-nu-ti2-ni / li-di2-na-ku-nu-<ti2> sza a-na
3. a-lim{ki} / pa2-nu-szu-ni um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na-ku-ma
4. lu-bi4-il5 / lu-ub-lam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 016845 (composite) (P537554) S016845 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297447

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 72.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 20.0 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 03905 & NBC 03933
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 64 & pl. 84 64

    [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: AfO Beih. 13/14, 069 n. 372 (partial T, Tr)

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

  • history: OACP, p. 16

    [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.

  • history: cf J. Lewy, AnBi 12 (1959) 224 n. 7

    [sec62779] N.d.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 195

    [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
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
2023-08-13 at 18:26:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2016-08-31 at 01:37:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 18:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-12 at 00:59:22 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, 064 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297447.
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (No. P297447). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297447 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297447 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 064 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297447},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297447.
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (No. P297447). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297447 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297447 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 064 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297447
LB  - CDLI:P297447
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297447
ER  -
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