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, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06611

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

65.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298483

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06611
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009595
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6611

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298483},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298483},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298483
LB  - CDLI:P298483
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BIN 06, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298483
ER  -
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