BIN 06, 003 (P289576)

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 03806

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

45.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma
3. li-mu-um szu-da-a
4. _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-sza-ni-ma / um-ma szu-ut!?-ma
5. sza wa-s,i2-ti2-szu _ku3-babbar_
6. 1(disz) _ma-na_ ha-bu-ul
7. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_
8. sza a-na li-mi3-im
9. bu-zu-zu / tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni
10. a-na li-mi3-im
reverse
1. szu-da-a 1(disz) _ma-na_
2. a-sza-qal 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. sza tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni
4. u2-ra-ni / u2-la2 i-di2-nam
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma 5(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-nam a-na
7. pa2-szu-ri-im
8. pa2-szu-ra-am u2-la2 i-di2-nam

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): 45.0 high × 51.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 3

    [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: RA 59, p.149-176, p. 158

    [Garelli1965Genève] Garelli, Paul. 1965. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite). 3. Tablettes Conservées Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 149–76.

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  • history: OACP, p. 43 n67

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

    (partial T, Tr)


  • history: LAPO 19, 308

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03806
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 087: Szarru-ken1.Szudaya.00.00, Szarru-ken1.Buzuzu.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 87

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 22:51:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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20091124 oatp: 1-6: Larsen, OACP 43A.67; 3-12: Garelli, AC 193A.2; RA 59, 158;

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289576.
BIN 06, 003 artifact entry (No. P289576). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289576 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289576 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289576},
}

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