BIN 05, 272 (P106706)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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NBC 01332

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [2(u) 4(disz)] gurusz# engar# [...]
2'. [iti] 4(disz)-sze3#
3'. [iti sze]-sag11-ku5-ta
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4'. iti nesag#-[sze3]
5'. [2(u) 4(disz)?] gurusz engar sza3-gu4#
6'. [iti] 8(disz)#-sze3
7'. [iti dal-ta]
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8'. iti# {d}dumu-zi#-[sze3]
9'. [...]
10'. [a2-bi u4 ...] 2(gesz'u)
11'. [...] x
12'. [...]
13'. [...] sze gur
14'. [a2 7(disz)? sila3]-ta
15'. [a2-bi u4 n] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
16'. [a2] 5(disz) sila3 1/2(disz)
17'. [a2 n] sila3-ta
18'. [a2-bi u4 n] 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
19'. [...] 2/3(disz)
20'. [a2 lu2] hun-ga2
21. [...] kin ak
22'. [ki]-ta
23'. [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
24'. [ki szesz]-kal-la dumu da-da-ta
column 2
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1'. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2'. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3'. sza3-bi-ta
4'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
6'. 8(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7'. ki-su7 gu-la u3 a-kun-kum2 gub-ba
8'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9'. ki-su7 gub-ba
10'. 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11'. sze ga6-ga2
12'. ki-su7 e2-nin9-tur-tur
13'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14'. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
bottom
1. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2@v) 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)
  calculation: 252 + 520 + 118 1/2 + 5 + 281 = 1176 1/2
column 3
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1'. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
2'. sza3 buru14
3'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(iku) GAN2-ta
4'. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
5'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
  calculation: (2 × 9 × 3 ÷ 1) + (3 × 9 × 3 ÷ 6) = 54 + 13 1/5 = 67 1/2
  ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
  d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
  if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
  d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
6'. a-sza3 gaba e2-lugal ku5-a engar
7'. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
8'. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(iku) GAN2-ta
9'. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
10'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
  calculation: (2 × 120 × 3 ÷ 1) + (3 × 120 × 3 ÷ 6) = 720 + 180 = 900
11'. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
12'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 9(gesz2)
  calculation: 4 × 270 × 3 ÷ 6 = 540
13'. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
14'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
  calculation: 3 × 216 × 3 ÷ 6 = 324
15'. 2(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
16'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
  calculation: 2 × 36 × 3 ÷ 6 = 36
bottom
1. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
  calculation: [707] + 67 1/2 + 900 + 540 + 324 + 36 = 2574 1/2
column 4
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1'. [...]
2'. [...] x x x x
3'. 1(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
4'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
  calculation: 4? × 18 × 2? ÷ 2 = 36
5'. a-sza3 {d}szara2
6'. GAN2-gu4
7'. a2 numun-na
8'. 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 2(u) sar-ta
9'. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
  calculation: 3300 ÷ 20 = 165
10'. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
11'. a2-bi u4 7(gesz2)
  calculation: 2100 ÷ 5 = 420
12'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
13'. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(disz)
  calculation: 750 ÷ 6 = 125
14'. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
15'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
  calculation: 446 ÷ 4 = 111 1/5
bottom
1. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz@v) 1/2(disz)
  calculation: [1240] + 36 + 165 + 420 + 125 + 111 1/2 = 2097 1/2
column 5
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1'. [...]
2'. a2 [...]
3'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) [...]
4'. a2-bi [u4 n]
5'. 5(u) 4(disz) szar# [...]
6'. a2-bi u4 [n]
7'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [szar] 2(u) 5(disz) sar-[ta]
8'. a2-bi u4 3(u)# [1/2(disz)]
  calculation: 762 1/2 ÷ 25 = 30 1/5
9'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) szar# 1(u) [sar-ta]
10'. a2-bi u4 7(disz)# [1/2(disz)]
  calculation: 75 ÷ 10 = 7 1/2
11'. 1(gesz2) sar gi [n sar-ta]
12'. a2-[bi u4 n]
13'. a2 lu2 [hun-ga2]
14'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [szar 1(u) sar-ta]
15'. a2-bi u4 2(u)# [5(disz) 1/2(disz)]
  calculation: 255 ÷ 10 = 25 1/5
16'. a2 sza3 [...]
17'. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) sar [n sar-ta]
18'. a2-bi u4 [n]
19'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
20'. a2-bi u4 [n]
21'. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 5(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
22'. a2-bi u4 [n]
23'. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
24'. a2-bi u4 [n]
25'. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) [...]
bottom
1. 6(gesz2) 1(u) [n]
  calculation: [n] + 30 1/2 + 7 1/2 + 25 1/2 = 370+
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. a2-bi u4 [x]
3. 9(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
4. a2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
5. 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) [...]
6. ab-sin2-ta la-ag#
7. a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
8. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la#
9. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
10. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi ku5-[ra2]
11. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 6(disz)
12. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar gi ku5-[ra2]
13. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
14. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) a-sza3 la2-mah
16. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(disz) <szar>-ta
18. a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
  calculation: 75 ÷ 3 = 25
19. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar gi SIG7 2(u) sar
20. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
  calculation: 1500 ÷ 20 = 75
21. a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2
22. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
23. 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sza3-gu4 igi-du
24. a-sza3 gaba e2-lugal
25. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
26. a-sza3-ge kin ak
27. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar kin gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)?
28. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
29. pa4 a-da-ga ba-al-la
30. a-sza3 la2-mah
31. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
32. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
33. ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
34. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2 ma2 diri-ga
35. u4 [...] 3(disz)-sze3 ba-al#-[la]
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column 2
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a2 ur-mes x [...]
3. kiszib3 lugal-mu-[ma-ag2?]
4. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
5. kasz-de2-a lugal e2-masz-e szu du11-du11-ga
6. kiszib3 ur-lugal
7. 1(disz) gurusz iti 2(disz)-sze3
8. ma2-da-ga-asz gen-na
9. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)
10. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. ga2-nun e2 lugal-ka-da tusz-a
13. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
14. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 8(disz)-sze3
15. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)
16. umma{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3
17. ma2-la2-a gid2-da ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 ma2-la2-a ba-al-la u3 ma2 diri-ga
18. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
19. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
21. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2 kin u2 sahar-ba
22. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
23. a2-[bi u4 2(u)] 3(disz) 2/3(disz)
24. 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
25. u2 ga6-ga2
26. kun-zi-da i7 ur-saga
27. kab2-ku5 i7 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
28. 2(u) 6(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 kin sahar
29. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta pa4 a da-ga
30. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
31. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
32. ka i7 ur-saga-ka-sze3
33. {u2}|ZI&ZI|? ga6-ga2
34. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
35. 5(u) 2(disz) x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar kin sahar
2. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
3. a2-bi u4 2(u) 3(disz)
4. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)
6. ki gesz-i3 a-da gub-ba
7. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
8. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
9. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)! sa gi
10. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
11. gu-nigin2-bi 3(gesz2)
12. gurusz-e gu-nigin2 2(disz)-ta
13. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
14. gi SIG7 a-sza3 en-du8-du-ta
15. ga2-nun kar-ra kux(KWU147)-ra
16. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
17. [...] 5(u) 5/6(disz) sar kin sahar
18. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
19. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(disz)
20. i7 sal4-la{ki} ba-al-la
21. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
column 4
1. 6(disz) gurusz gu4-e-us2-sa
2. 6(disz) gurusz a-sza3-da tusz-a
3. iti 3(disz)-sze3
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2)
5. 1/2(disz) ARAD2-hu-la
6. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
7. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
8. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
9. 1/2(disz) lu2-gi-na szu-i
10. 1/2(disz) lugal-nesag-e
11. iti 3(disz)-sze3
12. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u) a2 u4-du8-<a> dumu-gi7
13. 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. a2 u4-du8-ha ug3-IL2
15. iti 3(disz)-sze3
16. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
17. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
column 5
1. [szunigin] 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  credits = debits exactly
2. zi-ga-am3
3. [nig2]-ka9-ak [lugal]-gu4-e nu-banda3-gu4
4. [mu {gesz?}]gu-za {d}en-lil2 ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 5, 272

    [Hackman1937BIN5] Hackman, George G. 1937. Temple Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur from Umma. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Vol. 5. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Vanderroost diss., p. 247-249 21

    [Vanderroost2013diss] Vanderroost, Nicolas. 2013. “Organisation Administrative Du Bureau de l’agriculture d’Umma à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur.” Phdthesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles .

  • citation: BSA 5 (pp. 115-145), 117ff.

    [Maekawa1990BSA5] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1990. “Cultivation Methods in the Ur III Period.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 115–45.

  • citation: UNL I-2, 193

    [Pettinato1967UNL] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1967. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Landwirtschaft 1. Die Felder. Vol. 2. Pubblicazioni Del Seminario Di Semitistica. Ricerche.

  • citation: CBCY 3, 055, NBC 01332

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 01332
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.01.00, Amar-Suen.03.04.00, Amar-Suen.03.05.00, Amar-Suen.03.10.00, Amar-Suen.03.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 14:27:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:43:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-12 at 09:16:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-03-04 at 13:10:16 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-11 at 11:43:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:42:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-29 at 10:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-29 at 09:59:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-29 at 09:55:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-22 at 09:33:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-08-11 at 09:44:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-01-04 at 12:08:44 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2012-04-16 at 13:01:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-11-10 at 12:44:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-22 at 18:01:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:26:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-04-07 at 23:11:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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20111022 englund: BIN 05, 262 = rev. i 17'-22', debits match credits exactly, with column subtotals; followed by TCL 5, 5675

Cite this Artifact
“BIN 05, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P106706.
BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (No. P106706). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P106706 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P106706 (Accessed: February 9, 2025).
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	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BIN 05, 272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P106706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P106706},
}

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