BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 (P298469)

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 03879 & NBC 06597

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

60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma bu-za-zu-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6#
2. qi2-bi-ma a-szu-mi3 t,up-pi3-im sza _e2_ i-ku-[pi2-a]
3. _dumu_ a-ta-a a-na sza isz-ti2
4. a-szur3-{d}utu-szi a-li-li asz2-pu-ra-[ni]
5. t,up-pa2-am / sza a-lim{ki} / sa3-ak-li-[a]
6. na-szi2 / i-na {d}utu-szi / sa3-ak-li-[a]
7. ta-ma-hu-ru-ni-ma / t,up-pi3 ta-sza#-[me-u2]
8. a-ma-kam / szi-it-a-al-ma szu-x [...]
9. sza# ka3-ni-isz dam-qa2-ma x [...]
10. dam#?-qi2-isz tu3-s,i2 a x [...]
11. [x] ta#-ka3-s,a-ad [...]
  n lines broken
12'. [...] x x x
reverse
  blank space
1. [...] x sza# ka3#-ri-im
2. [...] t,up#-pe2-e / szu-nu-ti2 i-na
3. [...]-x / ta-ri-a-ma sza-s,e2-er-ma
4. [...] u4-ma-kal2 / i-na ka3-ni-isz
5. [la2 i-bi]-at# / ur-ki hu#-ur#-szi2-a-ni-ka3
6. [...]-du / t,up-pe2-e sza a-bi4-ni
7. [...]-ni-ma t,up-pe2-e sza _e2_
8. [...] qa2-at-ka3 i-s,a-bu-tu3
9. [...]-e-szu / ta-ma-la2-ku
10. [...]-a / sza _e2_ / u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar
11. [...] li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ma t,up-pe3-a
12. [...] x / me-ha-ar-szu-nu
13. [li-ba]-al#?-ki-ta-ma / u2 szu-nu-ti2
14. x x [x x] x x / t,up-pe2-e
15. sza a-bi4-ni / i-na hu?-x [...]
16. ku-un-ka3-ma / [lu-ub-lu-nim]
17. u2-tu3-ub-ti2 / szu-x [...]
18. szal2-ma-at a-szar sza-zu-[uz-ti2-ka3]
19. pi3-qi2-id-ma u2 ma-la2 ta-x-[...]
20. na-an-szi2-am / a-pu-tum
left
1. u4-ma-kal2 la2 i-bi4-a-at [a-bi4 a-ta]
2. be-li2 a-ta szu-ma [...]
3. a-na t,up-pi3-im [i-hi-id]

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 027141 (composite) (P606277) S027141 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298469

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 54.0 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 03879 & NBC 06597
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 57 & pl. 83 57, seal no. 20

    [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
2026-08-21 at 08:22:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-10-11 at 05:23:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-24 at 15:45:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-24 at 15:45:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-30 at 11:37:26 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 00:59:38 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, 057 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P298469.
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (No. P298469). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298469 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298469 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BIN 06, 057 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298469},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P298469.
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (No. P298469). (2026, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298469 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298469 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2026BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BIN 06, 057 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298469},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/21/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P298469
LB  - CDLI:P298469
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298469
ER  -
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