BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 (P297451)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 03874 & NBC 03938

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

45.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma
2. a-na zi-zi-i la2-qe2-ep
3. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur u3 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
4. a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma
5. asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. a-szur-ma-lik / a-di2 / _ku3-babbar_
7. [la2] isz-qu2-lu / _la2#_ tu3-ser2-szu-ma
8. [...]-la2#-ak
9. [...]-a-szur _ku3-babbar_
10. [...] a-ta
11. [... i-ku]-pi3#-a-szur
12. [a-pu-uh3 ...] x _ku3-babbar_
13. [sza]-asz2-qu2-[lim? u3] t,up-pi3-im
reverse
1. sza# szi2-bi4-a / ha-ra-mi3-im
2. a-wa-ti2-a / te2-zi-ib-ma
3. a-[na] zi-zi-i / u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a+szur
4. ta-ti2-hi-id / isz-tu3
5. u4-mi3-im / a-nim / a-di2
6. la2 te2-er-ti2-a / u3-ul szu-nu-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_ i-du-nu-ni-ku-ni
8. la2 ta-ra-ga-am

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/P297451

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 45.0 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 03874 & NBC 03938
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 61 & pl. 84 61

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-13 at 18:21:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-08-31 at 00:34:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 00:59:24 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, 061 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297451.
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (No. P297451). (2023, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297451 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297451 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BIN 06, 061 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297451},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/21/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297451
LB  - CDLI:P297451
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297451
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297451.
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (No. P297451). (2023, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297451 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297451 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BIN 06, 061 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297451},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/21/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297451
LB  - CDLI:P297451
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297451
ER  -
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