BIN 06, 101 (P297303)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03740

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

58.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma ka3-[ru-um]
2. ka3-ni-[isz3-ma] a-na
3. ka3-ri-im [x]
4. qi2-bi-ma mi3-[szu]
5. sza i-nu-mi3 sza#?-[{d}a-tam2]
  alles sehr unsicher!}
6. sza ka3-ri-im ka3-[ni-isz3]
7. tu3-sza-da-a-ni
8. ma a-wi-lum2 i-qa2-[bi-(u2)]
9. um-ma szu-ut-ma lu-qu2-tum
10. sza _dam-gar3 dam-gar3_
11. i-na ka3-ni-isz3
12. da-tam2 i-sza-qal#?
13. um-ma a-tu3#-nu#-ma
reverse
1. szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ / [zu-uk-ra]
2. mi3-ma szu-mi3 _dam-gar3#_
3. be-el lu-qu2-tim
4. la2 i-za-qar szu-ma [...]
5. a-wi-lum2
6. i-na li-bi4-ku-[nu]
7. wa?-s,i2-i / _gir2_
8. sza a-szur3 li-[it-ma-ma]
9. lu-qu2-tum lu-[...]
10. _ki_ il5-[...]
11. a-na x [...]
12. x {d}[...]
13. nu-sza-[...]
left
1. _dam-gar3_ sza#-qi2-il5 da-tim
2. x x x ga ar
  (1? Z. broken)

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): 58.0 high × 49.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 101

    [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: OACC, p. 264 n. 44

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: HUCA 27, p.1-79, p. 69 n. 294

    [Lewy1956institutions] Lewy, Julius. 1956. “On Some Institutions of the Old Assyrian Empire.” Hebrew Union College Annual 27: 1–79.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • history: LAPO 19, 29

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 274-278

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03740
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:53 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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20091124 oatp: rev. 5: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 101 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297303.
BIN 06, 101 artifact entry (No. P297303). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297303 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 101 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297303 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {BIN 06, 101 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297303},
}


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