BIN 06, 020 (P297382)

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 03858

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

42.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-_gal_-ma a-na
2. ma-ga-ni-ka3 qi2-bi-ma
3. mi3-szu / sza ta-asz2-pu-ri-ni
4. um-ma a-ti2-i-ma / ma-ak-na-kam
5. a-pa2-te2-ma ba-pi3-ra-am a-na
6. szi2-mi3-im a-da-an be-tum
7. sza-ap2-li-um u2! e-li-u2!-um
8. la2 i-na ku-nu-ki-a ka3-ni-ik
9. a-pu-tum a-di2 / a-la2-ka3-ni
10. be-tam2 mi3-ma ku-nu-ki-a
11. la2 ta-pa2-te2-i! / ku-nu-ki-a
12. sza-s,i2-ri / e-mi-iq-tum
13. ta-bu-ta2-ni-ma
reverse
1. a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim sa3-ah-ra-ku
2. a-pu-tum ki-ma-ma sza-s,u2-ra-ti2-ni
3. lu sza-s,u2-ra-ti / a-di2
4. e-ne2-e-a / ta-me-ri-ni ki-ma la2
5. a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu _an-na_
6. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ki-ni-ma i-di2-nu-ni-ki-ni
7. a-szi2-a-ti2 mi3-ma la2 u2-sze2-ba-la2-ki-im
8. isz-ti2 wa-ar-di2-im _dumu_ i-ku-nim
9. u2-sze2-ba-la2-ki-im mi3-szu / sza u2-sza-bi4
10. i-na be-tim tu3-sze2-szi2-bi4-ni
11. u2 a-na mu-tim ta-li-ki-ni
12. szu-ma me-er-i-ti / a-ti2-i
13. be-tam2 sza-s,i2-ri / a-di2 1(u) u4-me
14. ni-ta-la2-kam mi3-ma sza ta-sza-me-i-[ni]
15. isz-ti2 ke-na-a-szur
left
1. te2-er-ti2-ki li-li-ki-im
2. qi2-isz-tam2 u2 sza-hi-re-en6!?
3. ku-nu-ki-ma isz-ti2 ke-na-a-szur3
4. sze2-bi4-li-im

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 48.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 20

[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: CAD, CADE 149f, M/I 138, N/II 46f (partial T, Tr)

[CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.
history: LAPO 19, 334

[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: von Soden, OrNS 26, 1957, 128f (partial T, Tr)

[sec62735] N.d.
history: J. Lewy,OrNS 29, 1960, 22-29 (partial T, Tr)

[sec62736] N.d.
citation: Fs Veenhof p.39-66, p. 44 n. 24

[Dercksen2001FsVeenhof] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 2001. “‘When We Met in Ḫattuš’. Trade According to Old Assyrian Texts from Alishar and Boğazköy.” In Veenhof Anniversary Volume. Studies Presented to Klaas R. Veenhof on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday, edited by Wilfred H. van Soldt, 39–66. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul = PIHANS 89. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

ll. 30-32
citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 217

[Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 03858
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:51:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-006833) (BC-006833)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.3858) (NBC.3858)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: e. 2: , Or 29, 22; 22-27: Michel, CRRAI 40, 291A.16; rev. 15: NB: fehler fuer en!-na-a-szur ?; e. 3: NB: s. Z. 28

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297382.

BIN 06, 020 artifact entry (No. P297382). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297382 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297382 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297382},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297382.

BIN 06, 020 artifact entry (No. P297382). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297382 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297382 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297382},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P297382
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - BIN 06, 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297382
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