BIN 06, 260 (P297441)

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 03927

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

38.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. du10-s,i2#-[la2-a-szur ...]
2'. a-di2 / x [...]
3'. u2 a-na-ah-i3-li2# [...]
4'. u2-bi4-il5-szu-um / um-ma [szu-ut-ma]
5'. _ku3-babbar_ szi2-ti2 / _an-na_-ki-a
6'. u2 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a li-ik-nu-uk-ma
7'. [...] x / a-di2 wa#-asz2#-bu-ni#
8'. [...] ma la2 ta?-ba-al-ki-ta2-ma
9'. [...] li-li-[x]
10'. [...] xx ni x x sza ki-ma
11'. [...] szu#-up-ra-ma
12'. [...] / _tug2 hi-a_
reverse
1'. [...] t,up-pa2-am
2'. [...] li-il5-qe2-u2-ma
3'. [t,up]-pa2#-asz2-nu li-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2
4'. [u2 a]-ma-kam i-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu
5'. li-qe2-a / a-na qar-wi-a
6'. qi2-bi4-ma / la2-mu-tam2 / mi3-ma
7'. a-li-ka3-kum / ma-a _ku3-[babbar]_
8'. isz-tu3 [_mu 6(disz)]-sze3#_ [...]
  rest broken
left
1. [... a]-lim{ki} / x [...]
2. [...] 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar?_]
3. [...] ma / ni-di2-in
4. [...] ma-la2 te2-er-ti-[...]

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): 38.0 high × 60.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 260

    [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 03927
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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 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 260 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297441.
BIN 06, 260 artifact entry (No. P297441). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297441 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 260 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297441 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297441
LB  - CDLI:P297441
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - BIN 06, 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297441
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 260 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P297441.
BIN 06, 260 artifact entry (No. P297441). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297441 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 260 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297441 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297441},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P297441
LB  - CDLI:P297441
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - BIN 06, 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297441
ER  -
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