BIN 06, 070 (P298484)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06612

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

78.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-szur-sipa-ma
3. 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ ku-nu-ki-ka3
4. wa-ar-wa-ti2 ip-qi2-dam
5. lu sa2-he-er-tum
6. lu mi3-ma a-na qa2-ti2-szu
7. ta-di2-nu / isz-ti2-a
8. u2-la2 / i-si2 / a-ma-kam
9. lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum
10. a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta
11. mi3-nam / szi2-la2-tam2
12. ub-la2-ku-ma isz-tu3
13. a-li-ka3-ni ma-ti2-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ u2-la2
15. tu3-sze2-bi-lam
16. a-bi a-ta ta-ki-li
17. la2 ta-sza-me
18. ki-ma / at-x-x-ma
19. [x]-la2 ta-ar-[...]
reverse
1. um-ma [a-na]-ku?-ma
  n lines broken
2'. i-na ba-x [x] x
3'. sze2-bi-lam _ku3-babbar_
4'. 1(disz) _gin2_ sza a-ku-lu
left
1. lu-ta-er li-ba-ka3 lu i-de8 isz-tu3
2. [x ma li] sza me-me i-na x x x
3. x x x
4. x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298484

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 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 06612
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009596
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6612

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 70

    [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.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 239

    [Hecker1968GKT] Hecker, Karl. 1968. Grammatik Der Kültepe-Texte. Analecta Orientalia 44. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298484.
BIN 06, 070 artifact entry (No. P298484). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298484 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298484 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298484},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P298484.
BIN 06, 070 artifact entry (No. P298484). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298484 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298484 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298484},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P298484
LB  - CDLI:P298484
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BIN 06, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298484
ER  -
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