BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 (P298471)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03763 & NBC 06599

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

50.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [um-ma i-na-a]-ma a-na
2. [a]-szur3#-tak2-la2-ku qi2-bi4-ma
3. a-ha-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
4. a-na _dam-<gar3?>_-ka3 a-di2-in-ma
5. a-na sza-na-at i-sza-qal
6. szu-ma a-na sza-na-at
7. la2 isz-ta-qa2-al 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
8. s,i2-ib-tam2 ki-ma a-wa-at
9. ka3-ri-im u2-s,a-ab2
10. szu#-ma / a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza t,up-pi3-szu
11. [x]-li-u2-tim a-na a-wa-tim
12. [x]-x-ri-im i-ga-ri-u2-ku-nu
13. [...]-nim s,i2-ib-tum
14. [...] x lu sza li [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [... x] x x x-ma
2'. [...]-ak / a-ma-ma#-[an]
3'. [la2 ...] sza-i-la2-ma
4'. [... i?]-na a-wa-tim / i-ga-ri-u2-ku-nu
5'. [ki]-ma ta-le-e-u2
6'. e-pu-usz / szu?-ma-nam
7'. la2-asz2-ku-na-kum / a-pu-tum
8'. i-hi-id-ma / li-ba-am
9'. di2-na-am / a-ma-nim sza-ni-im
10'. [la2]-ti2-ki-il5 / a-pu-na-ma
11'. [ki sza] pa2-ni-a-tim-ma
12'. [...]-lu-ut-ma / a-s,e2-er
13'. [...] s,a#-ah-ru-u2 / ma-sza-am
14'. [...] x [x] / a-wa-tam2
15'. [...] i?-na
rest broken
left
1. x x x
2. x x x
3. x x x
4. x x 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 & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 50.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 51 & pl. 83 51

[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 03763 & NBC 06599
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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-08-30 at 01:27:59	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2016-06-29 at 18:39:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-11-12 at 00:59:40	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

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 051 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298471.

BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry (No. P298471). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298471

BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298471 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 051 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298471},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P298471
LB  - CDLI:P298471
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298471
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 051 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P298471.

BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry (No. P298471). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298471

BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298471 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 051 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298471},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/2/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P298471
LB  - CDLI:P298471
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BIN 06, 051 & BIN 06, pl. 083 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298471
ER  -