BIN 06, 028 (P297412)

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 03895 & NBC 06608

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

75.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 20.0 mm

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma puzur4-{d}utu-ma a-szu-mi3
3. ha-na-na-ri-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
4. um-ma a-ta-ma nu-sze2-szi2-ib-ba
5. 9(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-ka3-lu-ni-a-ti2
6. i-na 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
7. _ku3-sig17_ a-ha-ma 5(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
8. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-szu-um 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
9. ni-is-ha-at _ku3-babbar_ / sza i-na
10. _e2_ szu-ku-bi-im / i-ni-id-u2-[ni]
11. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-hi-ib-la2-ma
12. um-ma szu-ut-ma / _an-na_ sza _dumu_ dingir-e-mu-qi2
13. li-di2-na-ku-um mi3-ma u2-la2
14. i-ta-ad-nam 1(disz) me-at 6(u) _ma-na_
15. _uruda_ szi2-kam / i-szi2-im _gig_ la2-qa2-am
16. qa2-bi-a-kum 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ bi-it-qa2-tum#
17. 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-qa2-ti2 a-wi-il5-ti2#-[im]
18. a-di2-in / mi3-ma a-nim i-li#-[bi4-szu]
19. _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2#_
20. _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im ku-ta-ni
21. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im#
reverse
1. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-mu-[tim]
2. i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi3-szu#
3. li-is,-he-er-ma / szi2-ti2# [_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu]
4. isz-tu2 li-mi3-im / a-hu#?-[wa-qa2?]
5. _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li a-di2 u4-mi3#-[im]
6. a-nim 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ t,up-pu#-[szu]
7. a-ma-na-im lu ta-ah-ri-im
8. a-di2 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-li-ik-ma
9. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 / li-isz-qu2-lu-ma
10. t,up-pi2 / sza babila u3 t,up-pu-szu
11. di2-szu-ma / li-du-uk / szu-ma
12. a-wi-lu-um / dingir-na-tam2 / e-pa2#-al-ka3
13. a-ma-la / t,up-pe2 ha-ru-mu-tim
14. sza a-ma-kam / i-ba-szi2-u2-ni
15. ra-bi-s,u2-um / szi2-bi li-isz-ku-szu-ma
16. te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam-ma
17. le-ti2-qam-ma / a-wa-tam2 la2-di2-szu-um
18. a-bi a-ta be-li a-ta
19. szu-ma / a-wa-tum im-tu3-at-ma
20. _ku3-babbar_ i-ta-asz2-qal 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
21. _ku3#-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma a-na
left
1. <<a-na>> ra-bi4-s,i2-im di2-in-ma a-na _e2_
2. a-szur-ma-lik / lu-bi4-il5 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2-ka3
3. li-ib-szi2 u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam

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): 75.0 high × 58.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: BIN 6, 28 & pl. 81 28

    [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: ENES, 1157x (envelope)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • citation: Hecker, GKT, p. 234

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 03895 & NBC 06608
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2016-08-29 at 02:42:49 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 18:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-12 at 00:59:13 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 18: ergaenzungen pruefen!P297412 leadP297412 lead

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 028 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297412.
BIN 06, 028 artifact entry (No. P297412). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297412
BIN 06, 028 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297412 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 028 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297412},
}

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