BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 (P297447)

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 03905 & NBC 03933

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

72.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 20.0 mm

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}utu-a-bi la2-li-a
2. u3 puzur4-esz18-dar qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma
4. 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum
5. isz-ti2 / a-sa3-nim sza _e2_ as2-qu2-dim
6. 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ma-szi2-tum
7. u3 1(disz) szi2-it-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-i
8. isz-ti2 da-da-a _dumu gudu4_
9. sza [su2-en6] u3 su2-en6-sag10 _szesz_-szu
10. 1(disz) x [x] x _sag10_ / a-na
11. [da-da-a] _dumu gudu4_ sza su2-en6
12. [x] ka3#-s,a-ar-szu
13. [... {d}nin?]-szubur isz-tu3
14. [...] bu-ra-lim
15. [...]-um _igi_ i-di-su2-en6
16. [... ku]-ta-nu _sag10_
17. [...] _sag10_-pi2-a-szur
18. [x _tug2_] isz#-ti i3-li2-szu
19. [x] ku#-ta-nu qa2-ab2-li-um
20. isz-ti2 / a-szur3-utu-szi
21. _dumu_ am-ma-a / 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_
22. _an-na_ / ma-szi2-tum
reverse
1. isz-ti2 / nu-ur2-ki-li
2. sza _e2_ lugal._gi-na_
3. 2(disz) mu-s,a-ra-an sza a-ki-di2-en
4. isz-ti2 a-szur3-i-di2
5. _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na
6. 1(disz) mu-s,a-ru-um sza a-ki-di2-im
7. isz-ti2 x-[x x] _dumu#_ a-hu-wa-qar
8. _pa-du#_ [... x-esz18-dar]
9. 3(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_ x x-di2-tum]
10. isz-ti [... x a]-szur-utu-szi
11. _dumu_ szu-[... x]-ni-i-a
12. 1(disz) _tug2_ isz#-[ti2 x]
13. 1(disz) mu-[...] _ma#-na_
14. _uruda_ isz#-[ti2 x x x]-zi-na-a-a
15. a-hu#-[... x]-tu3-nu
16. ku-sza# [...]-x
17. a-na# [x x] a-wi-li
18. a-ni-[u2-tim] ni#?-sza-ma
19. t,up x [...] a-wi-lim
20. x sza [...]
21. di2-na-ni-a-ti2-ma lu nu-bi4-il5-ki-ma
22. e-ne2-szu / pi3-te2-a-ma
left
1. _igi_ {d}a-szur3 u3 {d}nidaba li-ik-ru-[ba-am?]
2. sza i-da-na-ku-nu-ti2-ni / li-di2-na-ku-nu-<ti2> sza a-na
3. a-lim{ki} / pa2-nu-szu-ni um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na-ku-ma
4. lu-bi4-il5 / lu-ub-lam

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): 72.0 high × 49.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 64 & pl. 84 64

    [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. 16

    [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.

  • history: Hirsch, AfO Beiheft 13/14, 069 n. 372 (partial T, Tr),

    [sec62777] N.d.

  • history: cf J. Lewy, AnBi 12 (1959) 224 n. 7,

    [sec62779] N.d.

  • history: Veenhof, AOATT, p. 195

    [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)


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  • Museum No.: NBC 03905 & NBC 03933
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-13 at 18:26:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2016-08-31 at 01:37:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:12:34 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 00:59:22 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)

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 13, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297447.
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (No. P297447). (2023, August 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297447 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 064 & BIN 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297447 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 13},
	title = {BIN 06, 064 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 064 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297447},
}

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