BIN 06, 174 (P297403)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 03886Provenience
Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
46.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x lu [...]
2'. [...] x lu ni [...]
3'. [... x] _ma#-na_ la2 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...]
4'. [...] x ir 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [...]
5'. [...] i-ri-ha-ni a-na [...]
6'. [...] ki-ma 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_
7'. [a]-di2#-i u3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
8'. [i]-na ra-ma-ni-a
9'. [u2]-ra-di2-ma 7(disz) _ma-na_
10'. [_uruda_ il5]-mi3-ti2 a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu
11'. [i-di2]-in# u3 szi2-ti2
12'. [...]-im
13'. [x x sza] u2-ka3-lu
reverse
1'. [...] x _ansze_ u2 sza a-di2
2'. [u4-mi]-im# a-nim is-hu-ru-ni
3'. [e?]-mu-qa2-tam2 _uruda_
4'. [x x] x x u2-szi2-ru-ni-a-ti2
5'. [...] u4?-me la2 i-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2
6'. [...]-e ra-qu2-tim
7'. [...] x ri-im / ni-si2
8'. [...] sza# tam2-ka3-ri#-[im]
9'. [...] x ni a [...]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x lu [...]
2'. [...] x lu ni [...]
3'. [... x] _ma#-na_ la2 2(disz) _gin2#_ [...]
4'. [...] x ir 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [...]
5'. [...] i-ri-ha-ni a-na [...]
6'. [...] ki-ma 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_
7'. [a]-di2#-i u3 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
8'. [i]-na ra-ma-ni-a
9'. [u2]-ra-di2-ma 7(disz) _ma-na_
10'. [_uruda_ il5]-mi3-ti2 a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu
11'. [i-di2]-in# u3 szi2-ti2
12'. [...]-im
13'. [x x sza] u2-ka3-lu
reverse
1'. [...] x _ansze_ u2 sza a-di2
2'. [u4-mi]-im# a-nim is-hu-ru-ni
3'. [e?]-mu-qa2-tam2 _uruda_
4'. [x x] x x u2-szi2-ru-ni-a-ti2
5'. [...] u4?-me la2 i-di2-nu-ni-a-ti2
6'. [...]-e ra-qu2-tim
7'. [...] x ri-im / ni-si2
8'. [...] sza# tam2-ka3-ri#-[im]
9'. [...] x ni a [...]
rest broken
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): 46.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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primary: BIN 6, 174
[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 03886
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- Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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- Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 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 |
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| 2009-11-11 at 22:52:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl | Yale Babylonian Collection | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-006861) (BC-006861)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.3886) (NBC.3886)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
20091124 oatp: obv. 11': ergaenzung ganz unsicher
Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 174 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297403.
BIN 06, 174 artifact entry (No. P297403). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297403 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 174 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297403 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
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month = {feb 1},
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