BIN 06, 078 (P298478)

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 06606

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

68.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-sa2-num-ma i-na
3. 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
  (1 Z. erased)
4. ku-nu-ki-ka3 a-na s,e2-er a-zi-a
5. u2-ub-lu u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. sza lugal-su2-en6 ub-la2#-ni
7. _sza3-ba#_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 6(disz) _ma#-na# [uruda_]
8. 2(u) 6(disz)? _tug2? sag10#?_ [...]
9. 1(disz) _ansze#-[hi?]-[a_ ...]
10. mi3-ma a-ni-[im ku]-nu-ki
11. sza a-zi-[a ku-a]-ti2 a-ra-de8-a-kum
12. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma#-[na an]-na#_ qa2-tim
13. al-qe2#
14. a-na te2#-[er-ti2]-ka3#
reverse
1. la2 ta-ra-[szi2 ki-ma]
2. sza qa2-at#-[ka3 isz-u2]-mu
3. li#-[ba-ka3 lu ha]-di2
4. [4(disz) _ma-na an-na_] ku#-nu-ki-a
5. i-ku-pi3#-[esz18-dar _dumu_ a-ta]-ta#
6. na-asz2-a-kum [a-bi a-ta]
7. lu szi2!-im _an-[na_ x] x [...]
8. _ku3-babbar_ x x x [x x] x [...]
9. a-na x x x be x [...]
10. sza-ku-kam u3 x ba-ar x x x
11. a-na s,u2-ha-ar-ti2
12. i-ku-pi3-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-kum

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298478

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 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 06606
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009590
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6606

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 78

    [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: LAPO 19, 124

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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
2009-11-11 at 22:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298478.
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (No. P298478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 06, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298478
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298478.
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (No. P298478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298478
LB  - CDLI:P298478
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 06, 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298478
ER  -
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