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BIN 06, 249 (P298457)

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 06585

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

32.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) me-at 2(disz) _tug2#_ [sza]
2. qa2-tim 2(disz) _tug2 sag10#_ [...]
3. lu di2 u2 [...]
4. 6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ [...]
5. 2(u) _tug2_ x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) _tug2_ sza [...]
2'. 1(u) _tug2_ sza a-x [...]
3'. _szunigin_ 2(u) me-at [...]
4'. 2(disz) _tug2_ sza s,u-uh3-ri#-[im]
5'. 9(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu#
6'. u2 u2-nu-su2-nu 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
7'. mi3-ma a-nim#
8'. a-na i-ku-pa2-[sza]
9'. ap-qi2-id#
left
1. _igi_ a-szur-ma-lik#
2. _igi_ a-szur-i-di x

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): 32.0 high × 39.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 249

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06585
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
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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-009569) (BC-009569)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6585) (NBC.6585)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298457.

BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (No. P298457). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 249 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298457.

BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (No. P298457). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 249 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298457 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298457},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298457
LB  - CDLI:P298457
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BIN 06, 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298457
ER  -