BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, pl. 082 046 (P297476)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 03743 & NBC 03994

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma i-ku-pi2#-[a u2] ta-[ra]-am#-ku!-bi#-[ma]
3. a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_ [ku-ra]
4. a-di2 / ma-la2 u2 [sze2]-ni#-szu
5. ni-gi5-ri u2! [x] a [...]
6. qa2-tam2 sza [x] ta# [...]
7. um-ma szi2-it-ma [...]
8. i-na s,e2#-[er ...]
9. [x] a-na# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. en#-na#-nim# [...]
2'. u2-s,i2-a-am /
3'. _e2#_{be2-et}-ka3 / s,u2-hu#-[ur]-ka3#
4'. sza-li-im
5'. a-bi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta
6'. szu-ma mi3-ma / s,u2-ba-ti2
7'. qa2-ta-tim / i-na-di2-u2
8'. qa2-ti2 / s,u2-ba-ti2 / ma-la2
9'. i-na-di2-u2-ni / i-di2-ma
left
1. a-di2 a-la2-ak / [...]
2. 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-na [...]
3. isz-tu3 / qa2-ti2 / [...]

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 33.0 high × 47.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 46 & pl. 82 46

    [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: Innaya, 8

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03743 & NBC 03994
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-08-29 at 07:57:42 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 18:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-12 at 00:59:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, Pl. 082 046 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P297476.
BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, pl. 082 046 artifact entry (No. P297476). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P297476
BIN 06, 046 & BIN 06, pl. 082 046 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P297476 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 046 & {BIN} 06, pl. 082 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P297476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P297476},
}


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