BIN 06, 079 (P298479)

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 06607

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

55.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-dingir
2. u3 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_
3. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(disz) me-at 5(disz) ku-ta-nu
4. 3(disz) ku-ta-nu sza en-na-nim 8(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum
5. li-wi-tum 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu
6. 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim _szunigin_ 9(asz) _gu2_
7. a-wi-it-ka3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
8. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ da-tum a-di2 ti2-me-el-ki-a
9. ik-szu-dam is-tu3 ti2-me-el-ki-a a-di2 ka3-[ni-isz]
10. [9(disz) 1/2(disz)] _gin2-ta_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ik-[szu-dam]
11. [... ma]-na 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-qa2-[{d}utu]
12. [...] x hi [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] x [...]
2'. a-hu-ru-ma# [...]
3'. u3 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-[tum ...]
4'. 5(disz) ku-ta-ni 1/3(disz) [... _tug2_]
5'. szu-ru-tum 8(disz) ku-ta-[nu ...]
6'. _szunigin_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar_ ...]
7'. ni-it,-hi 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki
8'. bu-zu-ta-a il5-qe2 szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ti2-ka3
9'. 5(disz) ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum a-qa2-ti2-ka3
10'. i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na 3(asz) _gu2 an-na_{ki}-ka3
11'. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ a-sza ki-ma la-li-im
12'. ni-di2-in szu-uq-lam# a-sze2-ni-szu
13'. ni-zu-uz2-ma 3(u) _ma-na an-na sag10_ e-na-ma-nim
14'. il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na ir-ma-a-szur3
15'. ne2-pu-ul 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-at
16'. 6(disz) szu-uq-la2-ti2-ka3 ni-di2-in
17'. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-s,e2-er
left
1. _an-na_ qa2-ti-szu a-na [...]
2. mu-t,a szu-uq-la2-[ti2-szu ...]
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 il5-qe2 [...]
4. 3(disz) _ansze_ me-tu3 3(disz) [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 6 Ichisar, imdilum 269ff.; 2-10: Larsen, OACP 139; 7-10: Garelli, AC 190A.4; 27-28: Larsen, OACP 157A.75

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298479

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 30.0 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 06607
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009591
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6607

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 79

    [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. 269

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

  • history: OACP, p. 139, p. 157 n. 75

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: LAPO 19, 138

    [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.

  • history: Nashef, TAVO Beiheft B83, 15f (partial T, Tr)

    [sec63759] N.d.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 19, p. 229

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 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
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298479.
BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P298479). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298479.
BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P298479). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 06, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298479
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