BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 (P297371)

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 03884 & NBC 03847

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

53.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma um-ma
2. pu-szu-ke-en6-ma i-na 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
3. u3 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim <sza> li-wi-tim
4. sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni ub-la2-ni
5. i-na re-esz15 ni-ka3-si2 1(u) _tug2-ta_
6. ku-ta-ni / 4(disz) _tug2-ta_ szu-ru-tim
7. isz-tap-ku-ma 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en a-na
8. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ asz2-a-ma 1(u) ku-ta-ni
9. u3 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim qa2-at-ka3
10. [x] _ma-na-ta_ ku-ta-ni [...]
11. [x] _ma-na-ta#_ [...]
12. [...] ka3# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x u2 [...]
2'. [_ku3]-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-[ka3 at,-hi]
3'. [a]-na sza#-ni-tim# [...]
4'. [_gin2]-ta_ ku-ta-ni 5(disz) _gin2#-[ta_ ...]
5'. isz#-tap-ku 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta#_ [ku-ta-ni]
6'. [n 2(disz)] _gin2-ta_ szu-ru-tim a#?-ha#?-[ma]
7'. _ku3-babbar_-ap-szu-nu a-qa2-[ti2-ka3 at,-hi]
8'. i-na wa-ar-ki-tim x x [x x]
9'. isz-tap-ku-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na# [ku3]-babbar_
10'. a-qa2-ti2-ka3 at,-hi _szunigin_ 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
11'. _e2_ ka3-ri-im al-pu-ut-ka3
12'. 2(u) _ma-na-ta_ / da-tum / ik-szu-ud-ma
13'. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-na-pa2-al isz#-tu3
14'. [_ku3]-babbar#_-ka3 sza# sze2-ep {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
15'. [e-ru-ba]-ni 1(u) [n] ku-ta-ni 5(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim#
16'. [...] x sze2-ep ir-ma-a-szur2 na-ad-[a-ku]
17'. [...] x-ti2-ka3 5(disz) ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _tug2_
18'. szu-ru-tum 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ra-am
left
1. [1(disz) ku]-ta#-nam bu-zu-ta-[a ...]
2. [x _tug2_] szu-ru-tum 1(u) 8(disz)# [...]
3. [1(disz) _tug2_ szu]-ru-tim 1(disz) 1/2(disz) x [...]
4. [...] 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na#_ [...]

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): 53.0 high × 55.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: BIN 6, 63 & pl. 84 63

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03884 & NBC 03847
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-13 at 18:21:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-08-31 at 01:33:49 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 00:59:10 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
CDLI Seals 016845 (composite) (P537554) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 6':

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297371.
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (No. P297371). (2023, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297371 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 063 & BIN 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297371 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {BIN 06, 063 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297371},
}


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