BIN 06, 201 (P298472)

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 06600

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

66.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [um-ma ...] sza ki-ma ku#-a-ti2
2. [u3 x x-a]-szur3#-ma a-na#
3. [... qi2]-bi-ma [a]-szu#-mi3
4. sza# [en-um-a]-szur3# _dumu_ szu#-[{d}]en-lil2
5. sza ta-asz2#-pu-ra-ni ni-is#?-ri-ma
6. um-ma szu-ut-ma i-nu-mi3 pu#-szu#-ke-en6
7. usz-bu i3-li2-a u3 a-szur3#-[i]-mi3-ti2
8. i-zi-zu-ma a-na t,up-[pe2-e]
9. ki-la2-le-en6 5(disz) ma#-[na]
10. _ku3#-babbar_ sza u2-s,ur-sza-[a-szur3 i]-ra-de8
11. [n] _ma-na_ sza _e2_ a-[...]
12. [i]-ra-de8 3(disz) _ma-na#_ [x _gin2_]
13. sza [...] x
14. u3 2(u) [_ma-na_] _ku3-babbar_ i-na
15. sza-tim 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_
16. a-sza-qal a-na a-ni-a-tim
17. a-wa-tu3-a gam2-ra szu-ma
reverse
1. ma#-ag-ra-tu3-nu t,up-pi3 lu-up-ta
2. szu-ma la2 ta-mu-a lu-s,i2
3. ki#-ma i-na t,up-pi3-ka3 la be-u2-sza-ni
4. la ni-im-gu5-ur a-ni-tam2
5. la2 a-ni-tam2 te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam
6. a-szu-mi3 sza u2-s,ur-sza-esz18-dar
7. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni a-wa-tu3-szu-nu
8. isz-ti2 im-di2-dingir gam2-ra ni-is,-ba-su2-ma
9. um-ma szu-ut-ma isz-ti2
10. a-bi-a la-az-ku-ma a-ni-tam2
11. la2 a-ni-tam2 a-qa2-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2
12. e!?-na-ma-nam ni-is,-ba-at-ma
13. um#-ma szu-ut-ma en-um-a-szur
14. [_ku3-babbar_] mi3-ma la2 isz-qu2-lam
15. [a-szur]-na-da a-hu-szu u3
16. [...]-pu-lu-ni-ma a-szur-na-da
17. [la2 isz]-qu2-lam
18. [... la2] i-di2-szu-ma
19. [...]-ni
  rest broken
left
1. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 la2 [x x]-a-ku-nu-ti2
2. [en]-um-a-szur3 mi3-ma la2 isz-qu2-la2-ni

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/P298472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 66.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 22.0 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 06600
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009584
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6600

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 201

    [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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 403

    [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
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
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:09 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, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298472.
BIN 06, 201 artifact entry (No. P298472). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298472 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 201 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298472 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298472},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298472.
BIN 06, 201 artifact entry (No. P298472). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298472 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 201 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298472 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298472
LB  - CDLI:P298472
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BIN 06, 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298472
ER  -
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