BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, pl. 083 054 (P297418)

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 03779 & NBC 03902

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

49.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-na-a u3 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
2. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma a-lu-la2-a-ma
3. u3 szu-mu-um-li-ib-szi2-ma
4. 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_-ti2 sza a-ki-di2-e
5. sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
6. dingir-ba-ni _dumu_ ma-ni-a
7. e-zi-bu-ni-a-ti2-ni
8. [sa3]-su2-um / il5-ta-pa2-su2-nu-ma
9. [...]-ma
10. [...] li [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... ma]-hi!-ri-im
2'. ki-ma [_ku3]-babbar_ la2-szu-ni!?
3'. [_ku3]-babbar_ nu-sza-asz2-qa2-al-ma
4'. nu-sze2-ba-lam dingir-ba-ni
5'. _dumu_ ma-ni-a szi2-bi4 isz-ku-ni-a-ti2
6'. um-ma szu-ut-ma i-na _tug2_-ti2
7'. qa2-ti2 i-na-a sza-ak-na-at
8'. t,up-pe3-e sza 3(disz) _dumu_{me-er-e}
9'. um-mi3-a-nim ni-ih-ri-mu
10'. a-szar a-lu-la2-a
11'. a-na na-ab2-szi2-im
12'. ne2-zi-ib mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_
13'. szu-ma-li-ib-szi2
14'. ga-ma-ar-szu [u2-la2 il5-qe2]

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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): 49.0 high × 52.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 54 & pl. 83 54

    [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: OACP, p. 97 n. 49

    [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: Innaya, 81

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 03779 & NBC 03902
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-08-30 at 01:38:41 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 00:59:20 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):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 054 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297418.
BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, pl. 083 054 artifact entry (No. P297418). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297418
BIN 06, 054 & BIN 06, pl. 083 054 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297418 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 054 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297418},
}


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