BIN 06, 077 (P298476)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06604

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

67.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na [x qi2-bi-ma]
2. um-ma ku#?-[...]
3. i-di2-a-szur [...]
4. sze2-pi2-szu x [...]
5. e-ru-ba-ni [...]
6. um-ma szu-nu-ma x x _uruda_ [...]
7. na-[asz2-a]-ku-nu-ti2 9(asz) _gu2 [uruda_]
8. 4(u) [x _ma]-na uruda_ szi2-kam [x]
9. ub-[la2]-am i-na sza-ni-[tim]
10. isz-pu-ru-nim um-ma szu-[nu-ma]
11. 1(u) 9(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ ma-s,i2-i3-[li2]
12. na-<asz2>-a-ku-nu-ti2 nu-sa3-ni-iq-szu#-[ma]
13. 7(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 _sza3-ba_
14. 4(u) 9(disz) _ma-na_ <_uruda_> _sag10_ a-na [_e2_]
15. ka3-ri-im a-na ta-ba-lim
16. ni-di2-in szi2-ti2 _uruda_-i-ka3
17. 2(u) 7(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 6(disz)? _ma-na_
18. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-ap2#-[szu]
19. 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_
reverse
1. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3
2. a-szar tu3-sza-hi-zu-ni-<a>-ti2-ni
3. a-di2 ha-mu-usz-ti2-im
4. ni-sza-qal 3(u) 9(disz) _ma-na_
5. _uruda_ szi-kam sza ma-s,i2-i3-li2
6. 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ i-na pa2-ni-tim#
7. sze2-pi2-szu il5-qe2 i-na sza-ni-tim#
8. sze2-pi2-szu 2(u) 5/6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi-[kam]
9. il5-qe2 a-s,e2-er sza szu-nu
10. i-di2-nu-szu-ni u2 ne2-nu a-ni [x]
11. ni-di2-szu-um 2(u) 9(asz) _gu2 uruda_
12. szu-esz18-dar ub-[lam ...]
13. a-na _e2_ [ka3-ri-im ...]
14. ni-di2# [...]
15. i-di2# [...]
16. ni-[...]
17. 2(u) 1(disz) x [...]
18. a-na [...]
19. isz-x-[...]
left
1. sza ma-s,i2-i3-li ub-la2-ni gam2-ru-ni
2. 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ i-na ra-mi3-ni-ni
3. nu-ra-di2

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298476

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 57.0 mm × 22.0 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 06604
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009588
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6604

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 77

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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 22:52:10 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, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298476.
BIN 06, 077 artifact entry (No. P298476). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298476 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298476 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298476},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298476.
BIN 06, 077 artifact entry (No. P298476). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298476 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298476 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298476},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298476
LB  - CDLI:P298476
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BIN 06, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298476
ER  -
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