BIN 06, 079 (P298479)

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 06607

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 × 69.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-dingir
2. u3 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_
3. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(disz) me-at 5(disz) ku-ta-nu
4. 3(disz) ku-ta-nu sza en-na-nim 8(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum
5. li-wi-tum 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu
6. 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim _szunigin_ 9(asz) _gu2_
7. a-wi-it-ka3 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
8. 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ da-tum a-di2 ti2-me-el-ki-a
9. ik-szu-dam is-tu3 ti2-me-el-ki-a a-di2 ka3-[ni-isz]
10. [9(disz) 1/2(disz)] _gin2-ta_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ik-[szu-dam]
11. [... ma]-na 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-qa2-[{d}utu]
12. [...] x hi [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [x x] x [...]
2'. a-hu-ru-ma# [...]
3'. u3 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-[tum ...]
4'. 5(disz) ku-ta-ni 1/3(disz) [... _tug2_]
5'. szu-ru-tum 8(disz) ku-ta-[nu ...]
6'. _szunigin_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar_ ...]
7'. ni-it,-hi 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ki
8'. bu-zu-ta-a il5-qe2 szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ti2-ka3
9'. 5(disz) ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum a-qa2-ti2-ka3
10'. i-ba-szi2-u2 i-na 3(asz) _gu2 an-na_{ki}-ka3
11'. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ a-sza ki-ma la-li-im
12'. ni-di2-in szu-uq-lam# a-sze2-ni-szu
13'. ni-zu-uz2-ma 3(u) _ma-na an-na sag10_ e-na-ma-nim
14'. il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-na ir-ma-a-szur3
15'. ne2-pu-ul 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-at
16'. 6(disz) szu-uq-la2-ti2-ka3 ni-di2-in
17'. 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ a-s,e2-er
left
1. _an-na_ qa2-ti-szu a-na [...]
2. mu-t,a szu-uq-la2-[ti2-szu ...]
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 il5-qe2 [...]
4. 3(disz) _ansze_ me-tu3 3(disz) [...]

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): 55.0 high × 69.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 79

[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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 269

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: OACP, p. 139, p. 157 n. 75

[Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

(partial T, Tr)
history: LAPO 19, 138

[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.
history: Nashef, TAVO Beiheft B83, 15f (partial T, Tr)

[sec63759] N.d.
history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 19, p. 229

[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)

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06607
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
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 10:50:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13	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-009591) (BC-009591)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6607) (NBC.6607)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 6 Ichisar, imdilum 269ff.; 2-10: Larsen, OACP 139; 7-10: Garelli, AC 190A.4; 27-28: Larsen, OACP 157A.75

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298479.

BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P298479). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298479.

BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (No. P298479). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 079 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298479 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298479},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BIN 06, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298479
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