BIN 06, 182 (P298473)

Letter 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06601

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na# [...]
  rest broken
2'. u3! u2-nu-tu3-um
reverse
1'. ma-la2 _e2_ ha-ti2-tim
2'. i-ba-szi2-u2 / mi3-ma /
3'. la2 tu3-usz-ri-ha / sze2-s,i2-a-ma
4'. i-na _e2_-ti2-a / ku-un-ka3 /
5'. um-ma-tu3-a / a-hu-a-tu3-a
6'. a-ti2-na / ki-ma t,up-pi2
7'. ta-asz2-me-a-ni / a-ma-la2
8'. te2-er-ti2-a / ep-sza / ih-da
9'. u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi
10'. a-ha-at za-al-pu-na
11'. sza asz2-qi2-la2-ma / i-ta-ma-la2-ki-a
12'. ku-un-ka3-ma
13'. a-x [... a-ha]-ti2
14'. a-ti2 / _e2_ us,-ri /

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298473

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 59.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06601
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009585
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6601

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 182

    [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: Hecker, GKT, p. 191, p. 245

    [Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 182 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298473.
BIN 06, 182 artifact entry (No. P298473). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298473 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298473 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298473},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 182 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298473.
BIN 06, 182 artifact entry (No. P298473). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298473 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 182 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298473 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 182 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298473},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298473
LB  - CDLI:P298473
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BIN 06, 182 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298473
ER  -
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