BIN 06, 074 (P297479)

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 04000

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

68.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma im-di2-dingir-ma
2. a-na en-um-a-szur3 u3
3. i-[di2]-{d}iszkur qi2-bi-ma
4. [a-na en-um]-a-szur3 qi2#-bi#-ma
5. [i-t,up-pi3-ka3] ta-asz2#-pu-ra-am
6. [um-ma a-ta]-ma# _ku3#-babbar#_ a-ma-la2
7. [a-s,i2]-ib#-tim# tal-qe2#-a-ni
8. te2#-er#-ta-ka3 li#-li-kam-[ma]
9. uz2-ni pi2#-te2# t,up#-pa2#-ka3#
10. asz#-me-[ma] i-na# t,up-pi2#-a
11. asz2-pu-[ur]-ma# um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma
12. a-na 3(u) _ma#-na# ku3#-babbar_ sza i-[a-ti2]
13. ha-bu-la2-ti#-[ni _ku3]-babbar#_ s,a-ru-[pa2]-am
14. 5/6(disz) _gin2#-[ta ku3-babbar_] a-na s,i2-ib-tim
15. al-[qe2 u3 3(u)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_
16. u3 s,i2#-[ba-su2 sze2-bi]-la2-ma
17. [sza-bu-a]-ku# 3(u) _ma-na_
18. [<_ku3-babbar_> u3 s,i2-ba-su2 la2] tu3#-sze2-bi-lam
19. a-ta be-x [...] u2-la2
20. i-tu3-ra-am [u4-mu]-ka3#
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1. _iti 3(disz)-kam_ e-ta-at-qu2 a-hi
2. a-ta i-hi-id-ma i-na
3. u4-mi3-im sza t,up-pi2 ta-sza-me-u2
4. 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2
5. ku-nu-uk-ma a-na i-di2-{d}iszkur
6. di2-in-ma lu-bi-lam u3 szi2-ti2
7. _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a 1(u) _ma-na_ wa-ar-ka3-tam2
8. sze2-bi-lam a-di2 ma-at i-na
9. t,up-pi2 szi2-ta-pu-ri-im
10. <lu>-usz-ta-am-ri#-is,# szu-ma
11. la2 ta-hi-id-ma i-di2-{d}iszkur
12. ar-hi-isz ta-t,a2-ar-dam
13. a-szur3 li-t,u3-ul a-na
14. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi2-a ma-la2 u4-mu
15. e-ti2-qu2-ni 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib#-[tam2]
16. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im la2 a-sza-me-u2-ka3#
17. u3 a-sza-pa2-ra-ma
18. u2-qa2-lu-lu-ma

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): 68.0 high × 48.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 74

    [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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 208

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

  • history: ATHE, p. 35-36

    [Kienast1960ATHE] Kienast, Burkhart. 1960. Die Altassyrischen Texte Des Orientalischen Seminars Der Universität Heidelberg Und Der Sammlung Erlenmeyer-Basel. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Band 1. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 233

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

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  • Museum No.: NBC 04000
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-11-11 at 22:52:05 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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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297479.
BIN 06, 074 artifact entry (No. P297479). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297479 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297479 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297479},
}


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