BIN 06, 078 (P298478)

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 06606

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

68.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-sa2-num-ma i-na
3. 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
  (1 Z. erased)
4. ku-nu-ki-ka3 a-na s,e2-er a-zi-a
5. u2-ub-lu u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. sza lugal-su2-en6 ub-la2#-ni
7. _sza3-ba#_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 6(disz) _ma#-na# [uruda_]
8. 2(u) 6(disz)? _tug2? sag10#?_ [...]
9. 1(disz) _ansze#-[hi?]-[a_ ...]
10. mi3-ma a-ni-[im ku]-nu-ki
11. sza a-zi-[a ku-a]-ti2 a-ra-de8-a-kum
12. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma#-[na an]-na#_ qa2-tim
13. al-qe2#
14. a-na te2#-[er-ti2]-ka3#
reverse
1. la2 ta-ra-[szi2 ki-ma]
2. sza qa2-at#-[ka3 isz-u2]-mu
3. li#-[ba-ka3 lu ha]-di2
4. [4(disz) _ma-na an-na_] ku#-nu-ki-a
5. i-ku-pi3#-[esz18-dar _dumu_ a-ta]-ta#
6. na-asz2-a-kum [a-bi a-ta]
7. lu szi2!-im _an-[na_ x] x [...]
8. _ku3-babbar_ x x x [x x] x [...]
9. a-na x x x be x [...]
10. sza-ku-kam u3 x ba-ar x x x
11. a-na s,u2-ha-ar-ti2
12. i-ku-pi3-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-kum

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 53.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 78

    [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: LAPO 19, 124

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 06606
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298478.
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (No. P298478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298478 (Accessed: June 14, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298478},
}


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