BIN 06, 187 (P298477)

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 06605

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

89.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [um-ma i3-li2-a u2 la2-qe2-ep-ma]
2. [a-na i]-di2#-esz18-dar qi2-bi4#-[ma]
3. [ta-asz2-pu]-ra-am
4. [um-ma a]-ta#-ma um-mi3-a-ni-a
5. [pa2-ah]-ra-ma ma-mi3-tam2
6. pa2-szu-nu lu-ub-la2-ma
7. u3 _ku3-babbar_ la2-asz2-ta-ka3-na-am
8. um#-mi3#-a-ni-ka3 nu-pa2-he-er-ma
9. [ma-mi3]-tam2 pa2-szu-nu / ub-la2-ma
10. um-ma# [um-mi3]-a-nu-ka3-<ma>
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [_ku3-babbar_] i-[sza]-ka3-na-ni
16. ni-sza-par2-ma i-na
reverse
1. ka3!-ri-im nu-qa2-la2-al-szu
2. qa2-di2-ma
3. a-hi-ka3 u3 a-ta szi2-a-ma-tim
4. szi2-ta-ka3-na-ma li-bi4
5. um-mi3-a-ni-ka3 t,a2-ib
6. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar dumu_ ku-bi-di2
7. ub-lam ni-di2-szu-ma
8. 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ni-il5-qe2
9. _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ a-na _e2_ zu-zu
10. ni-di2-in 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na uruda_
11. i-ri-ha-ma a-na lu-bu-usz
12. a-szi2-ti2-ka3 u3 me-er-i-ka3
13. u3 u2-ku-ul-ti2-szu-nu
14. ni-ta-na-di2-in t,up-pa2-[am]
15. sza# _e2_ zu-zu ni-du-uk
16. [x ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ sza na-ru-uq
17. [... x] ni ni [...]
18. [...]
19. [...]
left
1. 3(u) 6(disz) [...] x i x [...] ri x
2. [... 1/3(disz)] ma-na 2(disz) la2 1/3(disz) [_gin2 ku3]-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
3. [...] ni#-il5-qe2 a-hu-ni a-ta
4. [...] at-me qa2-ti2-ni sze2-bi4-lam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-18: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 50A.55; 18-21: Hecker, afO 31, 84a; 19-21: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 45A.26; 22-30: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 44A.23; 25-26. 30-31: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 51A.61; 38: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 45A.31; rev. 1: kopie: qar-

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P298477

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06605
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009589
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6605

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 187

    [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: AfO Beih. 13/14, 69 (partial T, Tr)

    [Hirsch1961AfOBeih13/14] Hirsch, Hans. 1961. Untersuchungen Zur Altassyrischen Religion. Vol. 13/14. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 163, p. 432

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 200

    [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
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:56:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 09:54:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298477.
BIN 06, 187 artifact entry (No. P298477). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298477 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 187 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298477 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298477},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 06, 187 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298477.
BIN 06, 187 artifact entry (No. P298477). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298477 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 187 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298477 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298477},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BIN 06, 187 artifact entry
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