BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 (P298469)

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 03879 & NBC 06597

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

60.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma bu-za-zu-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6#
2. qi2-bi-ma a-szu-mi3 t,up-pi3-im sza _e2_ i-ku-[pi2-a]
3. _dumu_ a-ta-a a-na sza isz-ti2
4. a-szur3-{d}utu-szi a-li-li asz2-pu-ra-[ni]
5. t,up-pa2-am / sza a-lim{ki} / sa3-ak-li-[a]
6. na-szi2 / i-na {d}utu-szi / sa3-ak-li-[a]
7. ta-ma-hu-ru-ni-ma / t,up-pi3 ta-sza#-[me-u2]
8. a-ma-kam / szi-it-a-al-ma szu-x [...]
9. sza# ka3-ni-isz dam-qa2-ma x [...]
10. dam#?-qi2-isz tu3-s,i2 a x [...]
11. [x] ta#-ka3-s,a-ad [...]
  n lines broken
12'. [...] x x x
reverse
  blank space
1. [...] x sza# ka3#-ri-im
2. [...] t,up#-pe2-e / szu-nu-ti2 i-na
3. [...]-x / ta-ri-a-ma sza-s,e2-er-ma
4. [...] u4-ma-kal2 / i-na ka3-ni-isz
5. [la2 i-bi]-at# / ur-ki hu#-ur#-szi2-a-ni-ka3
6. [...]-du / t,up-pe2-e sza a-bi4-ni
7. [...]-ni-ma t,up-pe2-e sza _e2_
8. [...] qa2-at-ka3 i-s,a-bu-tu3
9. [...]-e-szu / ta-ma-la2-ku
10. [...]-a / sza _e2_ / u2-s,ur-szi2-esz18-dar
11. [...] li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2-ma t,up-pe3-a
12. [...] x / me-ha-ar-szu-nu
13. [li-ba]-al#?-ki-ta-ma / u2 szu-nu-ti2
14. x x [x x] x x / t,up-pe2-e
15. sza a-bi4-ni / i-na hu?-x [...]
16. ku-un-ka3-ma / [lu-ub-lu-nim]
17. u2-tu3-ub-ti2 / szu-x [...]
18. szal2-ma-at a-szar sza-zu-[uz-ti2-ka3]
19. pi3-qi2-id-ma u2 ma-la2 ta-x-[...]
20. na-an-szi2-am / a-pu-tum
left
1. u4-ma-kal2 la2 i-bi4-a-at [a-bi4 a-ta]
2. be-li2 a-ta szu-ma [...]
3. a-na t,up-pi3-im [i-hi-id]

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): 60.0 high × 54.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: BIN 6, 57 & pl. 83 57

    [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 03879 & NBC 06597
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-11 at 05:23:51 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-10-24 at 15:45:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-24 at 15:45:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-30 at 11:37:26 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 00:59:38 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, Pl. 083 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P298469.
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (No. P298469). (2006, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P298469
BIN 06, 057 & BIN 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P298469 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2006BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {BIN 06, 057 & {BIN} 06, pl. 083 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P298469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P298469},
}


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