BIN 06, 010 (P289584)

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 03824

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

38.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szu-be-lim u2 ku-zu-u2
2. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma su2-li-ma
3. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu
4. i-sza-am-szi2 t,up-pi3-i
5. ta-sza-me-<a>-ni / am-tam2
6. a-pa2-ni-ku-nu zu-ki-sza-ma
7. ba-ti2-iq _diri_
8. a-szi2-mi3-im di2-na-ma
9. lu sza-ap2-tam2
reverse
1. lu masz-ki lu pi3-ra-ka3-ni
2. i-szi2-mi3-sza
3. li-qe2-a-nim
4. u2 a-di-i _uruda_
5. sza _e2-gal_-lim
6. ih-da-ma sza-asz2-qi2-la2
7. a-na ku-zu qi2-bi4-ma
8. a-di2 am-tam2 a-na
9. szi2-mi3-im la2 ta-di2-nu
10. a-s,e-ri-a
11. la2 ta-la2-kam
envelope
obverse
  seal 41d
1. a-na szu-be-lim
2. u2 ku-zu _kiszib3_ su2-li
3. a-na ku-zu qi2-bi4-ma
4. a-na-kam um-mi3-i
5. za-ak-ra-am
6. ta-ar-szi2-i
  seal 41a
reverse
  seal 41c.e
  seal 41a
left
  seal 41
right
  seal 41

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): 38.0 high × 43.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 10

    [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: Veenhof, AOATT, p. 371

    [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.

    (partial T, Tr)

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 177, p. 247

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

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03824
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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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:21 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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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, 010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289584.
BIN 06, 010 artifact entry (No. P289584). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289584 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289584 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 06, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P289584},
}


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