BIN 06, 039 (P297490)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 04049

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

40.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma
3. te2-er-ti2 sza# ki-ma i-a-ti2
4. a-szu-mi3 te2-s,u2-bu isz-tu3 a-lim{ki}
5. i-li-kam a-s,e2-er te2-s,u2-[bu]
6. pa2-ni-u2-tim u3 a-ni
7. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 a-na
9. s,i2-ib-tim il5-qe2-u2-nim-ma
10. a-na te2-s,u2-bi isz-ta-aq-lu
11. a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta
reverse
1. [a]-ma-kam tap-pa2-[e]-ka3#
2. te2-s,u2-bi e-ri-isz-ma
3. a-na a-lim{ki} a-na sza ki-ma
4. i-a-ti2 sze2-bi-il5-ma
5. s,i2-ib-tum
6. la2 i-ma-i-da-am
7. a-szur3 u3 esz18-dar{s,a-at} il5-[ka3]
8. li-di2-a-ni _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
9. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 a-na
10. szi2-a-ma-tim la2 u2-sze2-bi-la2
11. a-ma-kam a-du-u2 sza-al
12. a-na sza i-di2-{d}iszkur
13. a-na ma-tim# ki-li-sza
14. u2-[ma]-szi2-sa3 i3-li2 sa3-ru#-tam2#!
15. [u2]-ul a-wi-lu#-tam2 ta#-[x x]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 6 Ichisar, imdilum 298f.; 3-17: Garelli, AC 195A.3; 11-22: Hirsch, UAR 13; 18: Lewy, Or 19, 25A.3

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297490

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 15.0 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 04049
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-007024
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.4049

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 39

    [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, 13 (partial T, Tr)

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 298

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2023-01-21 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 22:52:06 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297490.
BIN 06, 039 artifact entry (No. P297490). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297490 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297490 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297490},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297490.
BIN 06, 039 artifact entry (No. P297490). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297490 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297490 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297490},
}


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