BIN 06, 183 (P298482)

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 06610

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 × 54.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-ma a-ta
2. [...] am# a-na
3. [... ta-asz2]-pu#-ra-ni
4. [...] x mi3-in a-na a-la2-ki-im
5. [x x]-ka3-al-szi2-na / ka3-la2-ma
6. [a?-ta] u2-la2 a-_ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
7. u3 2(disz) _ma-na#_ i-na qa2-ti2-a
8. i-na a-la2-ki#-[a] a-na _e2_ e-mi3-a
9. mi3-nam la2-di2-in a-na s,u2-uh3-ri-im
10. mi3-nam la2-di2-in a-na um-mi3-ni
11. a-na u2-ku-ul-ti2-a mi3-nam
12. la2-aq-bi u2-la2 _ansze_
13. a-na ra-ka3-bi-a a-na-kam-ma
14. a-na u2-ku-ul-ti2-a u3 u2-ku-ul-ti2
15. s,u2-uh3-ri-im e-na-a
16. i-ta-na-ki-la2 a-na a-wa-tim
17. a-mi3-tim a-na-ku ah-du-u2
18. szu-ma li-bi-ka3 i-hi-id-ma
reverse
1. 2(disz) t,up-pi3 sza ka3-ri-im
2. wa-ah-szu-sza-na u3 ta-ah-si2-is-tam2
3. _igi_ ka3-ri-im szu-ku-ma
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza hu-bu-ul
5. en-um-a-szur a-na t,up-pi3-a
6. u2-t,a2-hi-u2-ni / i-s,a-he-er
7. u3 a-wa-tam2 ki-ma i-a-ti2
8. isz-ti2 ha-na-na-ri-im szu-ku-ma
9. _ku3-sig17_ sza na-al-qu2-e-em
10. [i]-s,e2-ri-szu ta-la2-qe2-e
11. [u2 szu]-ma _ku3-sig17_ mi3-ma i-s,e2-ri-ka3
12. [x x]-x u2-la2 ta-<da?>-bu-ub
13. [...]-sza-qal-szu _uruda_
14. [...]-x ba a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
15. [...] sza-hu-ta-ku
16. [...] x-ra
17. [...]-am
18. [...] x x
left
1. [...] ta#-ar-szu-um a-ha-ma i-li-bi4-szu
2. [...] x i-sza t,up-pi2-a
3. [...] x i-tu3-ar-szu-um

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): 67.0 high × 54.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 6, 183

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06610
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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	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
2009-11-11 at 22:52:11	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-009594) (BC-009594)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6610) (NBC.6610)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 1: kol noetig

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298482.

BIN 06, 183 artifact entry (No. P298482). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298482 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298482 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298482},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 183 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298482.

BIN 06, 183 artifact entry (No. P298482). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298482 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 06, 183 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298482 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 183 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298482},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P298482
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BIN 06, 183 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298482
ER  -