BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, pl. 083 059 (P297478)

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 03839 & NBC 03997bis

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 × 58.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-ha-ha su2-e-a
3. bu-za-zu u3 i-ku-pa2-sza
4. a-di2 sza ku-lu-ma-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
5. a-ma-la na-asz2-pe2-er-ti-ka3 / qa2-tam2
6. la ni-ma-ha-as, u3-la nu-ba-asz2-ka3
7. u3 u4-mu-szu 3(disz) sza-na-tim lu e-ta-at-[qu2]
8. u3 isz-tu3 us,2-u2-ni / e-t,e2-me
9. [sza a]-bi#-ni lu u2-qa2-li-il5-ma
10. [...]-x-ni-a-ti2 / a-na s,a-hu-ru-tim
11. [...]-ma / ma-ti2-ma
12. [...]-tu3-szu a-na#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x ru? x [...]
2'. le-zi-ba#-[...]
3'. sza-at-a-szur3 u3 [...]
4'. _e2_ a-wi-lim / er-ba-ma / x [...]
5'. a-wi-lim / li-im-da-ma [mi3-ma x x]
6'. i-ba-szi2-[u2?] ku-un-ka3#-[ma sze2-bi-la-nim]
7'. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na [ma-ma-an]
8'. la2 tu3-sza-ra _ku3-babbar_ le-[ru-ub-ma]
9'. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ lu-us,2-u2 i-x-ma#
10'. ba?-lu-ka3 / mi3-ma la e-pu-szu
11'. lu t,up-pu ha-ru-mu-tum / sza _dam-gar3_{ru-tim}
12'. lu sza nu-a-e lu na-asz2-pu-ku-um
13'. a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-e-ra-ma / an-nu-ku
14'. a-na-kam wa-aq-ru 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta_
15'. u3! sza-ap-li-isz / i-za-az
16'. a-di2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u3 _iti?-kam_ a-wa-tum
17'. la2 i-za-ku-wa / szu-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3#?-babbar#_
left
1. na-ad-am / di2-szu / ba-zi-[a]
2. u3 {d}iszkur-sag10 ha-bu-lu-ni [...]
3. sza# esz18-dar-pi3-la2-[ah _dumu_ x ...]
4. i-zi-iz-ma [...]

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 × 58.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 6, 59 & pl. 83 59

    [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: LAPO 19, 313

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • history: Landsberger, JNES 24, 1965, 293 (partial T, Tr),

    [sec62800] N.d.

  • history: cf Oppenheim, JNES 5, 1946, 278,

    [sec62802] N.d.

  • history: Veenhof, AOATT, p. 415, p. 453

    [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)

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 03839 & NBC 03997bis
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2016-08-31 at 00:27:53 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 00:59:32 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: 6 4-6: Balkan, 36, 398A.g; 25-27: Garelli, AC 280A.1 cp. ArOr. 37, 161A. 14

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 059 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297478.
BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, pl. 083 059 artifact entry (No. P297478). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297478
BIN 06, 059 & BIN 06, pl. 083 059 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297478 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 059 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P297478},
}


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