BIN 06, 080 (P298485)

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 06613

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

105.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ka3-an#-[ku ...]
2'. t,up-pe2-e / ku#-[nu-uk ...]
3'. sza sze2-di2-isz-[tim ...]
4'. a-na ku-nu-ti2 / [u3 sza ki-ma a]-szur3-na-da#
5'. _dumu_ dingir-i-di2-na-szu / [i]-pa2-qi2-du-ni ku-nu-ti2#-ma
6'. szi2-be2-e / i-sza-ku-nu-ni ku-nu-ti2-ma
7'. t,up-pe2-e / i-na ku-nu-uk sze2-di2-isz-tim
8'. _igi_ dingir-a-ni / a-szar / ta-ta-wu-a-ni
9'. ta-sza-ka3-na / szu-ma a-szur-[na]-da#
10'. i-qa2-bi / um-ma szu-ut-ma / t,up-pu-u2
11'. a-szar im-di2-lim / la2 i-ba-szi2-u2
12'. lu ni-[ip-qi2]-su2-nu / t,up-pe2-e / i-na
13'. ku-nu-ki-szu-nu-[ma] / s,i2-li-a-nam
14'. sze2-s,i2-a-nim-ma / a-na um-mi3-a-nim ke#-nim#
15'. pi2-iq-da2-szu-nu-ma / a-di2 ta-ta-wa-ni
16'. a-na ma-ma-an / la2 u2-szar
17'. u3 i-nu-mi3 a-wa-ti2-ku-nu / ta-sza-ka3-na-ni
18'. s,i2-li-a-nam / sze2-s,i2-a-ma
19'. _igi#_ da-a-ni / szu-uk#-na-szu#-nu
20'. szu#-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma [s,i2-li]-a-<nam> pi2-te2-a-ma
21'. [x]-na-nim [...]
22'. t,up#-pe2-e la [...]
23'. la# ta-ta-na-[...]
24'. [a]-na [x x ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [i-li-bi]-ni# [...]
2'. [ni-di2]-in u3 2(u) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_]
3'. [sza] qi2-ip-ti2-szu sza a-na 6(u) [ha]-am#-sza-tim
4'. [i]-qi2#-pu-szu / t,up-pu-um / i-na
5'. [s,i2]-li-a-nim-ma / i-ba-szi2
6'. [sza] 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / a-na-ku ha-bu-la-ak-szu-ni
7'. [i-na] li-bi s,i2-li-a-nim-ma
8'. [i]-ba-szi2 / ga-me-er a-wa-ti2-a / a-wa-ti2-ni
9'. ig#-mu-ru-u2-ma t,up-pa2-am il5-pu-tu3-ma
10'. [i]-na li-bi s,i2-li-a-nim-ma
11'. i-ba-szi2 sza ki-ma t,up-pu-um sza 5(disz) _ma-na_
12'. _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na-ku / a-hi-ib-<la2>-szu-ni
13'. i-mu-tu3-ma u3 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14'. s,i2-li-a / ki-ma szu-a-ti2 / a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_
15'. i-sza-qa2-lam s,i2-li-a / _ku3-babbar_ ma-[la]
16'. ga-me-er a-wa-ti2-ni / mi3-ma u3-la2 isz-qu-lam2#
17'. u3 na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 sza a-szur3-na-da
18'. a-na i-a-ti2 / u3 s,i2-li-a
19'. isz-pu-ra-ni-ma / i-na na-<asz2>-pa2-ar-ti2-szu
20'. 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum
21'. 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
22'. u3 _ARAD2_ / i-na sza qi2-ip-ti2-a
23'. [i]-li#-[bi-a i-ba-szi2-u2]
  rest broken
left
column 1
1. [...] x-na-ma
2. [...] i-si2-ku-nu-ni
3. [...] x-ma
4. [... i]-zi-zu-ma
column 2
1. a-wi-lum2 e i-ip-[...]
2. na-asz2-pe2-<er>-tu3-szu [...]
3. e ir-hi-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: e. 1': NB: linke kolumne dr l.S.; e. 5': NB: rechte kolumne dr l.S.

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P298485

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 105.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 29.0 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 06613
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009597
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6613

References

  • primary: BIN 6, 80

    [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: CAD, CAD S 187 (partial T,Tr)

    [CAD1956-2010] Gelb, Ignace J., Erica Reiner, Benno Landsberger, and A. Leo Oppenheim, eds. 1956-2010. Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 254

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: Bolgic, Appellativa 56f (partial T, Tr)

    [sec63763] N.d.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 208

    [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
2024-07-26 at 10:43:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-10-27 at 10:58:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 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, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298485.
BIN 06, 080 artifact entry (No. P298485). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298485 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298485 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298485},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 06, 080 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P298485.
BIN 06, 080 artifact entry (No. P298485). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298485 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 080 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298485 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P298485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P298485},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P298485
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BIN 06, 080 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P298485
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