BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 (P297474)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03888 & NBC 03992

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

60.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  (from mirrored impression on inner surface of envelope)
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x um-ma sa3-ba-[si2-a-ma?]
2'. [... ta]-ma#-la2-kam sza x kam [...]
3'. [...]-x-ak-ta-am-szu-nu x [...]
4'. [...]-x-ti2-a-ma t,up-pa2-am sza# [...]
5'. [...] x hu-bu-ul puzur4-[...]
6'. _dumu#_ il5-ba-ni sze2-li-[...]
7'. [a]-na# puzur4-a-szur di2-[na ...]
8'. [x ...] x bu x x isz-x [...]
9'. [...] um sza? [...]
10'. [...] sza? zi [...]
11'. [...] sze2-li-a-[...]
12'. [...] x-a-szur di2-na# [...]
13'. [...] lu#-bi-il5 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
envelope
obverse
1. sza-asz2-qi2-il5 a-na-ku
2. a-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szal2-t,im
3. as,-ba-su2 szu-ut i-s,e2-he-er-ma
4. a-na sza ni-isz a-lim{ki} i-tu3-ra-am
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma a-bu-ka3 gi5-mi3-li
6. ha-bu-lam 2(disz) t,up-pe3 sza ba-ab2-dingir a-szu-mi3#
7. ha-na-na-ri-im dan-a-szur na-asz2-a-[ku]-nu-[ti2]
8. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma
9. i-sza-ha-at ku-na-a i-zi-[za-ma]
10. a-wa-ti2 li-qe2-a-szu [...]
11. isz-ti2 ha-na-na-ri-im# [x]
12. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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: obv. 12: tafelabdruck

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P297474

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 9.0 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 03888 & NBC 03992
Accession Number

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 43 & pl. 82 43

    [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.

  • citation: AfO Beih. 13/14, 014

    [Hirsch1961AfOBeih13/14] Hirsch, Hans. 1961. Untersuchungen Zur Altassyrischen Religion. Vol. 13/14. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-06 at 09:56:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:54:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-13 at 18:27:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-01-07 at 11:42:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-24 at 15:07:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 03:00:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:33 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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 00:59:26 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, 043 & BIN 06, Pl. 082 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297474.
BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry (No. P297474). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297474 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297474 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 043 & {BIN} 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297474},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, Pl. 082 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P297474.
BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry (No. P297474). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297474 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297474 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {BIN 06, 043 & {BIN} 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297474},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P297474
LB  - CDLI:P297474
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BIN 06, 043 & BIN 06, pl. 082 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P297474
ER  -
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