BIN 06, 069 (P298483)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 06611Provenience
Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
65.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. [um-ma] {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
2. [a-na] a-szur-la2-ma-si2 / a-szur-gal
3. [nu-ur]-ki#-li u3 ab2-sza-lim
4. [qi2-bi]-ma a-na a-szur-gal
5. [qi2-bi]-ma# / la2 ta-ni-isz-tum a-ta
6. [i]-nu#-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ a-na be2-ti2
7. [x]-x _dumu_ ni-mar-esz18-dar ra-bi4-s,i2-szu
8. [u2] a-sza-at / du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur
9. [x] a-di2-nu / a-ta u2 ab2-sza-lim
10. [ta]-ta-za-za-a / la2 i-pi2 a-sza-at
11. [du10]-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur _ku3-babbar_
12. a-di2-in / mi3-num sza a-ma-kam
13. a-ha-ti2 me-er-ru esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah
14. u2-ma-su2-hu-ni-ma
15. a-tu3-nu ta-asz2-ta-pu-a-ni
16. i-{d}utu-szi t,up-pi3
reverse
1. ta-sza-me-a-ni szu-ma
2. a-na be-ti2 / i-tu3-ru-ni-ku-nu-ti2
3. a-ma-kam / a-sza-at du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur
4. _dumu-munus_ a-na-ah-i3-li2
5. s,a-ab2-ta-ma a-na ka3-ri-im
6. s,a-he-er _gal_ ri-a-szi2-ma
7. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a mu-di2-u2
8. pi2-szu-nu _igi_ ka3-ri-im li-ip-te2-u2
9. szu-ma um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. ni-sza-qal i-na be-tim s,i2-a
11. _ku3-babbar_ li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ma
12. [i]-na# be2-tim / s,i2-a / szu-ma um-ma
13. [szu]-nu#-ma t,up-pu-um la2-szu t,up-pi3
14. [li-ih]-ri-mu / isz-ti2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ni
15. [la2-ah?]-ri-im i-nu-mi3
16. [ni-mar]-esz18-dar a-wa-tam2 isz-ti2
17. [x x] ka3-ri-im ir-szi2-u2
left
1. [...]-ma
2. [... a]-na# a-lim{ki}
3. [...] ku#?-ma
obverse
1. [um-ma] {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
2. [a-na] a-szur-la2-ma-si2 / a-szur-gal
3. [nu-ur]-ki#-li u3 ab2-sza-lim
4. [qi2-bi]-ma a-na a-szur-gal
5. [qi2-bi]-ma# / la2 ta-ni-isz-tum a-ta
6. [i]-nu#-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ a-na be2-ti2
7. [x]-x _dumu_ ni-mar-esz18-dar ra-bi4-s,i2-szu
8. [u2] a-sza-at / du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur
9. [x] a-di2-nu / a-ta u2 ab2-sza-lim
10. [ta]-ta-za-za-a / la2 i-pi2 a-sza-at
11. [du10]-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur _ku3-babbar_
12. a-di2-in / mi3-num sza a-ma-kam
13. a-ha-ti2 me-er-ru esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah
14. u2-ma-su2-hu-ni-ma
15. a-tu3-nu ta-asz2-ta-pu-a-ni
16. i-{d}utu-szi t,up-pi3
reverse
1. ta-sza-me-a-ni szu-ma
2. a-na be-ti2 / i-tu3-ru-ni-ku-nu-ti2
3. a-ma-kam / a-sza-at du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur
4. _dumu-munus_ a-na-ah-i3-li2
5. s,a-ab2-ta-ma a-na ka3-ri-im
6. s,a-he-er _gal_ ri-a-szi2-ma
7. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a mu-di2-u2
8. pi2-szu-nu _igi_ ka3-ri-im li-ip-te2-u2
9. szu-ma um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. ni-sza-qal i-na be-tim s,i2-a
11. _ku3-babbar_ li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-ku-nu-ti2-ma
12. [i]-na# be2-tim / s,i2-a / szu-ma um-ma
13. [szu]-nu#-ma t,up-pu-um la2-szu t,up-pi3
14. [li-ih]-ri-mu / isz-ti2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-ni
15. [la2-ah?]-ri-im i-nu-mi3
16. [ni-mar]-esz18-dar a-wa-tam2 isz-ti2
17. [x x] ka3-ri-im ir-szi2-u2
left
1. [...]-ma
2. [... a]-na# a-lim{ki}
3. [...] ku#?-ma
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): 65.0 high × 53.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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primary: BIN 6, 69
[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.
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- Museum No.: NBC 06611
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- Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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- Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | Jagersma, Bram | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2009-11-11 at 22:52:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl | Yale Babylonian Collection | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009595) (BC-009595)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6611) (NBC.6611)
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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298483.
BIN 06, 069 artifact entry (No. P298483). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298483 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298483 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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