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

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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

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 89.0 high × 58.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06605
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
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-06 at 09:56:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-06 at 09:54:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:10	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009589) (BC-009589)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6605) (NBC.6605)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

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-

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298477},
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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	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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