BIN 06, 186 (P298470)

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 06598

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

56.0 mm × 61.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-na 9(disz) _tug2_ sza a-na-ku
2. e-zi-bu 6(disz) _tug2_ a-na a-la2-hi-im
3. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _tug2_ ki-isz-da-tu3-a _sza3-ba_
4. 1/3(disz) _tug2_ 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum 1(disz) masz-ku-num
5. i-a-um i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
6. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _tug2_ i-na _e2-gal_-lim ki-isz-da2-tum
7. sza# i3-li2-a 5(disz) _tug2_ ma-ku-hu u3 tu3-tu3-ru
8. [sza a]-la2-hi-im sza i3-li2-a-lim-ma
9. n _gu2#_ 9(disz) _ma-na an-na_ sza sze2-ep#
10. [i3-li2]-a _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
11. [_an-na_ a]-na i3-li2-a-lim i-li-ik
12. [n _ma-na?] ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ur#
13. [... _an-na_ ...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [x x x sza sze2]-ep ku-ra-ra
2'. [x] ma-<na> 1(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 an-na_
3'. [hu?]-bu-lam 7(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
4'. ik-ri-bu sza a-szur3 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-um
5'. ik-ri-bu sza {d}esz18-dar
6'. [1(disz)] _tug2_ ku-ta-num 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum
7'. [x] x a-szur3-i-di2 a-na i3-li2-a-lim
8'. [x x] x a-na 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
9'. [a-na ka3]-ri-im ta-ad-nu x x
10'. [...] 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ pa2-zu-ur-szu-nu
11'. [...] 6(disz) _gin2_ x 5(disz) _gin2-ta_
12'. x 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na ka3-ri-im
13'. asz2-qul2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu
left
1. 3(disz) _ma-na_ x [...]
2. [n] _ma-na_ szi2#-[im]
3. [n] _ma-na_ [...]
4. [x] x 1(u) 2(disz) x [...]
5. [x x] x x [...]

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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): 56.0 high × 61.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 186

[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: OAA 1, 172

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 207

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06598
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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	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.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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-009582) (BC-009582)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6598) (NBC.6598)

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298470.

BIN 06, 186 artifact entry (No. P298470). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298470 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298470 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298470},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298470.

BIN 06, 186 artifact entry (No. P298470). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298470 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 186 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298470 (Accessed: January 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298470},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298470
LB  - CDLI:P298470
M1  - 2026/1/10/
TI  - BIN 06, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298470
ER  -