BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 (P297451)

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 03874 & NBC 03938

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

45.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma in-bi-esz18-dar-ma
2. a-na zi-zi-i la2-qe2-ep
3. u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur u3 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
4. a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma
5. asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. a-szur-ma-lik / a-di2 / _ku3-babbar_
7. [la2] isz-qu2-lu / _la2#_ tu3-ser2-szu-ma
8. [...]-la2#-ak
9. [...]-a-szur _ku3-babbar_
10. [...] a-ta
11. [... i-ku]-pi3#-a-szur
12. [a-pu-uh3 ...] x _ku3-babbar_
13. [sza]-asz2-qu2-[lim? u3] t,up-pi3-im
reverse
1. sza# szi2-bi4-a / ha-ra-mi3-im
2. a-wa-ti2-a / te2-zi-ib-ma
3. a-[na] zi-zi-i / u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a+szur
4. ta-ti2-hi-id / isz-tu3
5. u4-mi3-im / a-nim / a-di2
6. la2 te2-er-ti2-a / u3-ul szu-nu-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_ i-du-nu-ni-ku-ni
8. la2 ta-ra-ga-am

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): 45.0 high × 49.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 61 & pl. 84 61

    [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 03874 & NBC 03938
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-13 at 18:21:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-08-31 at 00:34:54 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 00:59:24 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, 061 & BIN 06, Pl. 084 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297451.
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (No. P297451). (2023, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297451 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 06, 061 & BIN 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297451 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BIN 06, 061 & {BIN} 06, pl. 084 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297451},
}


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