BIN 08, 344 (P221475)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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MLC 01457

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Tablet

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Clay

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Administrative [identification uncertain]

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) dumu munus# 2(ban2@c)
5. mu-na-tam-me
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
8. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
9. 4(ban2@c) za-na
10. 4(ban2@c) nin#-e2#-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
11. [3(ban2@c) a]-ra2-nu2
12. [2(ban2@c)] dumu# munus
13. [3(ban2@c) e2-ki-DU]-DU#-[mu]
14. [2(asz@c) dumu nita]
15. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
16. [3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su]
17. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
18. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
19. [3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2]
20. [3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3]
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) nin-ra-a#-na-gu-lu5
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. [3(ban2@c)] e2-hi-li#-su3
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita#
6. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3#
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita#
9. 3(ban2@c) e2#-ku3
10. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
11. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
12. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun#
13. 2(ban2@c) geme2#-e2-zi#-da
14. [3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5]
15. [sag dub-me]
16. [3(ban2@c) bara2-u4-su3-sze3]
17. [gu2-ba-kam]
18. [3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. [szu]-nigin2 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)#
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)#! geme2# 3(ban2@c)#
3. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
4. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita# 2(ban2@c)#
5. 7(asz@c) sza3#-du10 munus# 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) gur# saggal#
7. geszgal-si#
8. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
10. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
12. 4(ban2@c) da-na
13. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
14. [3(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a]
15. [3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma]
16. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
17. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
18. [3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2]
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu# munus
4. 3(ban2@c)# geme2-e2#-zi-da#
5. 3(ban2@c) kisz#-[a]-bi2#-tusz#
6. 3(ban2@c)# geme2#-ganun#
7. 3(ban2@c)# e2-nun-ne2
8. [3(ban2@c)] geme2#-e2-dam#
9. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum#
10. [3(ban2@c)] igi#-bar-lu2#-ti
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2#-ge#
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita#
13. 3(ban2@c) szesz-[an]-edin-na#
14. 3(ban2@c)! dumu nita#
15. 3(ban2@c) ze-na#
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c)# dam#-[tesz2]-mu#
18. [sag dub] me#
19. [3(ban2@c) al-mu-ni-du11]
20. [gu2-ba-kam]
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
3. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c)#! geme2 4(ban2@c)#
4. [1(u@c)] 6(asz@c)#! geme2# [3(ban2@c)]
5. [1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)]
6. [3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)]
7. [6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
8. [sze-bi] 4(asz@c) la2# [3(ban2@c) nin]-inim#-[zi-da]
9. 4(ban2@c)# [ag]-ga#-[ga]
10. [4(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4]
11. 4(ban2@c) nin#-[lu2-mu]
12. 3(ban2@c)# KA-[sa6]
13. 3(ban2@c) ma#-[ma-tum]
14. 3(ban2@c) nin#-[e]-an-[su]
15. [2(ban2@c)] dumu nita#
16. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
17. [3(ban2@c) si-PI-DU]
column 6
1. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
2. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
3. 3(ban2@c) a-am6 x x x
4. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal-[le]
5. 3(ban2@c)# [me-me]
6. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
7. [3(ban2@c) szesz-da]
8. [3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2]
9. [sag dub-me]
10. [3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu]
11. [gu2-ba-kam]
12. [szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
13. [1(u@c) 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)]
14. [1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)]
15. [2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
16. [sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a]
17. [4(ban2@c) si-um-me]
18. [4(ban2@c) U2-U2]
19. [4(ban2@c) dam-a-mu]
20. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
column 7
1. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin#-szubur-ama-mu#
2. szu#-nigin2 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c)# [sza3-du10] munus# [2(ban2@c)]
4. [sze-bi 3(barig@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti]
5. [ki-siki-me]
6. [3(ban2@c) nin-tur]
7. [3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2]
8. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
9. [4(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na-ak]
10. [2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
11. [3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi]
12. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
13. [3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2]
14. [2(disz@t)-kam-ma]
15. [sag dub-me]
16. [3(ban2@c) masz-tur]
17. [3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2]
18. [3(disz@t)-kam-ma]
column 8
1. [3(ban2@c) nin]-sza3#-[la2]-tuku#
2. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6#
3. [lu2 umum-ma-me]
4. [4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11]
rest broken
column 9
beginning broken
1. [4(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6]
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu# [munus]
3. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba]-ba6-dingir#-[mu]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 6(asz@c)#! [geme2 4(ban2@c)]
2'. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. [2(asz@c)? sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
2. [sze-bi x x x amar-giri16{ki}]
3. [{lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me]
4. [4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu]
5. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
6. [4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba]
7. [sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma]
8. [4(ban2@c) sal-la]
9. [2(barig@c) dumu munus]
10. [sze-bi 1(barig@c) bara2-zi]
11. geme2 [kikken-me]
12. 3(ban2@c) nin#-[mu]-da#-[kusz2]
13. 3(ban2@c) [{d}ba-ba6]-i3-[kusz2]
14. 4(ban2@c) an#-[da]-ti-[e]
15. geme2 [|NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me]
16. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
18. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
column 3
beginning broken
1. [a-ga-am-me]
2. [3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10]
3. [gala]
4. [3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2]
5. [3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma]
6. [3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3]
7. 2(asz@c) [dumu] nita# 2(ban2@c)
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
10. 3(ban2@c) su6-mu2
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. 3(ban2@c) za-na
14. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2#-ni
16. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
17. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 4
beginning broken
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
2. [3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu]
3. 2(ban2@c)# [dumu nita]
4. 2(ban2@c)# [dumu munus]
5. 3(ban2@c) nam#-dam#
6. geme2 szah2# nig2-gu7#-a [me]
7. 4(ban2@c) sza3-[TAR]
8. munus-[am6]
9. gab2-ra# szah2 u2-ka-kam
10. 3(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
13. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
14. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
15. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
16. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
column 5
1. 3(ban2@c) [szesz]-a-mu
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
3. geme2 masz-kam
4. lugal-pa-e3
5. sipa szah2
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 5(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. nita-me
6. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)#
8. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. [gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [sze-bi 2(u@c)] 4(asz@c) [3(barig@c)] gur# saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. iti ezem-sze-gu7
10. {d}nansze-ka
column 8
1. [en]-ig#-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. ganun kiri6-ta
4. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 1(u) 3(disz@t) ba-am6

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J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BIN 8, 344

[Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: FAOS 15/2, 72

[Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.
citation: BSA 5 (pp. 65-104), 78

[LaPlaca1990] LaPlaca, P. J., and Marvin A. Powell. 1990. “THE AGRICULTURAL CYCLE AND THE CALENDAR AT PRE-SARGONIC GIRSU.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 65–104.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 01457
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.13b.00
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Accounting Period: 0

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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-18 at 13:38:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-18 at 13:37:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 14:13:07	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-10-25 at 08:53:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2011-10-22 at 13:15:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2011-09-28 at 08:55:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2009-08-19 at 16:29:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-06-12 at 18:22:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

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“BIN 08, 344 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221475.

BIN 08, 344 artifact entry (No. P221475). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221475 (Original work published 2003)

BIN 08, 344 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221475 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

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