BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 (P297371)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03884 & NBC 03847

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

53.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma um-ma
2. pu-szu-ke-en6-ma i-na 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
3. u3 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim <sza> li-wi-tim
4. sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni ub-la2-ni
5. i-na re-esz15 ni-ka3-si2 1(u) _tug2-ta_
6. ku-ta-ni / 4(disz) _tug2-ta_ szu-ru-tim
7. isz-tap-ku-ma 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en a-na
8. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ asz2-a-ma 1(u) ku-ta-ni
9. u3 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim qa2-at-ka3
10. [x] _ma-na-ta_ ku-ta-ni [...]
11. [x] _ma-na-ta#_ [...]
12. [...] ka3# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x u2 [...]
2'. [_ku3]-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-[ka3 at,-hi]
3'. [a]-na sza#-ni-tim# [...]
4'. [_gin2]-ta_ ku-ta-ni 5(disz) _gin2#-[ta_ ...]
5'. isz#-tap-ku 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta#_ [ku-ta-ni]
6'. [n 2(disz)] _gin2-ta_ szu-ru-tim a#?-ha#?-[ma]
7'. _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu a-qa2-[ti2-ka3 at,-hi]
8'. i-na wa-ar-ki-tim x x [x x]
9'. isz-tap-ku-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na# [ku3]-babbar_
10'. a-qa2-ti2-ka3 at,-hi _szunigin_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
11'. _e2_ ka3-ri-im al-pu-ut-ka3
12'. 2(u) _ma-na-ta_ / da-tum / ik-szu-ud-ma
13'. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al isz#-tu3
14'. [_ku3]-babbar#_-ka3 sza# sze2-ep {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
15'. [e-ru-ba]-ni 1(u) [n] ku-ta-ni 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim#
16'. [...] x sze2-ep ir-ma-a-szur2 na-ad-[a-ku]
17'. [...] x-ti2-ka3 5(disz) ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _tug2_
18'. szu-ru-tum 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-am
left
1. [1(disz) ku]-ta#-nam bu-zu-ta-[a ...]
2. [x _tug2_] szu-ru-tum 1(u) 8(disz)# [...]
3. [1(disz) _tug2_ szu]-ru-tim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) x [...]
4. [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na#_ [...]

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 016845 (composite) (P537554) S016845 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 6':

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297371

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 19.0 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 03884 & NBC 03847
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 63 & pl. 84 63

    [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
2023-08-13 at 18:21:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-31 at 01:33:49 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 00:59:10 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, 063 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297371.
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (No. P297371). (2023, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297371 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297371 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {BIN 06, 063 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297371},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/13/
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297371.
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (No. P297371). (2023, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297371 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297371 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {BIN 06, 063 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/13/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297371
LB  - CDLI:P297371
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297371
ER  -
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