BIN 06, 067 (P289644)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03976

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

41.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 x-[x x]
2. i-di2-ku-bi4-im u3 a-ni-na-[a]
3. qi2-bi-ma um-ma i-ku-pa2-sza-ma#
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza {d}iszkur-_gal#_
5. i-li-bi szu-su2-en6
6. i-szu-u2-ma _dam-gar3_
7. u2-di2-u2-szu-ni _sza3-ba_
8. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ x [...]
9. szu-su2-en6 x [...]
10. t,up-pa2-am ha-[ar-ma-am]
11. u3 ta-ah-si2-[is-tam2]
reverse
1. sza _igi_ szi2-be2 e-[zi-bu-ni]
2. sza hu-bu-ul {d}[iszkur-_gal_]
3. a-na szu-su2-en6
4. e-zi-ib a-ba-[u2-a]
5. be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu [a-ma-kam]
6. _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-a i-[s,e2-ri-a]
7. la2 i-sza-la2 szu-ma [mi3-ma]
8. i-qa2-bi mu-sza-zi#-[zu-um]
9. _dumu_ um-mi3-[a-nim ke-nim]
10. li-[...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. i-sza-qu2-lu t,up-pu-szu
14. sza mu-sza-zi-zi-im hi-ir-ma
left
1. a-ba-u2-a be-lu-a a-tu3-nu
2. i-s,e2-ri-a la2 i-sza-la2
3. u3 a-na-ku a-wa-at-ku-nu
4. sza-ma-am a-le-e x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 47.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 67

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03976
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P289644.
BIN 06, 067 artifact entry (No. P289644). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289644 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289644 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289644},
}


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