BIN 06, 176 (P297462)

Administrative 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 03957

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [x] _ma-na ku3-sig17_
2. sza# 5(disz) qa2-ta-tim
3. t,up#-pi3-i / _e2_ ka3-ri-im
4. ha#-ri-im i-nu-mi3 3(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na-ta_
5. _siki#_._hi-a_ i-na ba-li-hi-im
6. il5-qe2-u2-ni / sza 5(disz) qa2-ta-tim
7. u2 qa2-tam2 sza a-ta-ta
8. _szunigin_ 7(disz) qa2-ta-tim al-qe2
9. i-nu-mi3 i-na lu-hu-sa3-ti2-a
10. 1(u) _gu2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na-ta / siki hi-a_
11. 5(disz) qa2-ta-tum i-a-tum
12. [1(disz)] qa2#-tum sza a-ta-ta
13. al#-qe2 / i-nu-mi / a-na
reverse
1. [lu]-ha#!-sa3-ti2-a i-tu3-ru-ni
2. [4(disz)] _gu2 la2_ 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ il5-qe2-u2-ni
3. 5(disz) qa2-ta-tum i-a-a-tum
4. [1(disz)] qa2-tum sza a-ta-ta
5. [1(disz)] qa2-tum sza szu-esz18-dar
6. al#-qe2 / a-ta-ta qa2-su2
7. i-ta-ba-al i-nu-mi3
8. [_ku3]-babbar_ / i-ba-tu3-qu2-ni
9. [szu]-a-ti-ma / i-ba-tu3-qu2-szu-um

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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): 39.0 high × 45.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 176

    [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: OrNS 15 (pp. 361-415), 394f

    [Lewy1946OrNS15] Lewy, Julius. 1946. “Studies in Akkadian Grammar and Onomatology.” Orientalia NS 15: 361–415.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 574

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 134-135, p. 402

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03957
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 17:43:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-23 at 17:42:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:04 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 6 FAOSB 4, 574; Lewy, Or 15, 394f.; AOATT 134f.; 9-11: Garelli, AC 113A.1

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297462.
BIN 06, 176 artifact entry (No. P297462). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297462 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 176 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297462 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {BIN 06, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297462},
}


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M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - BIN 06, 176 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 176 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297462.
BIN 06, 176 artifact entry (No. P297462). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297462 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 176 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297462 (Accessed: November 9, 2025).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {BIN 06, 176 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297462
LB  - CDLI:P297462
M1  - 2025/11/9/
TI  - BIN 06, 176 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297462
ER  -
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