BIN 08, 345 (P221476)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01459

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

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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. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
6. 3(ban2@c) a-ra2-nu2#
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus# 1
8. 3(ban2@c) e2-[ki]-DU#-DU#-mu#
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita#
10. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)#
11. 3(ban2@c) nu-mu#-na#-szum2-mu#
12. [3(ban2@c)] nin-ku3#-su
13. [2(ban2@c)] dumu munus#
14. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-kisal-si
15. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-ra-a-[na-gu]-lu5
16. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-iri#-[da]-kusz2
17. [2(ban2@c)] dumu# nita
18. [3(ban2@c)] nin-e2-unu#{ki}-[ga]-nir#-gal2
19. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li
3. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
6. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
8. 2(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
9. 3(ban2@c)# geme2-e2-zi#-da
10. 3(ban2@c)# iri#-na-a#-na#-[gu]-lu5
11. [3(ban2@c)] be2#-su-ga2
12. 3(ban2@c)# uszur3#-ra#-sa6
13. 3(ban2@c) mu-na-tam-me
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 2(ban2@c) [dumu] munus
16. sag# dub-me
17. 3(ban2@c)# geme2-{d}ba-ba6
18. 3(ban2@c)# nin-e2-ni-sze3-nu-kar2#-kar2
19. gu2#-ba-me
20. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
21. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 2(u@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) nu#-siki munus 3(ban2@c)#
3. 7(asz@c) sza3#-du10 nita# 2(ban2@c)
4. 7(asz@c) [sza3-du10] munus# [2(ban2@c)]
5. [sze]-bi# [4(asz@c) 1(barig@c)] 3(ban2@c)# gur# saggal#
6. geszgal#-si#
7. 4(ban2@c) [ZUM]
8. [4(ban2@c)] nin-mu-su-da
9. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
10. [4(ban2@c) nin]-da#-[nu-me]-a
11. 3(ban2@c)# nin#-u3#-ma
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-[al]-sa6#
15. 3(ban2@c)# ama#-bi-a-ra2-[nu2]
16. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
17. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. 3(ban2@c) zi-zi
20. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
21. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2#-zi-da
column 4
1. 3(ban2@c) kisz#-[a]-bi2-tusz
2. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
3. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
4. 3(ban2@c)# [geme2]-e2-dam#
5. 3(ban2@c) [tasz3-ni-tum]
6. 3(ban2@c)# [nin-bara2]-ge#
7. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na#
8. 3(ban2@c)# igi#-[bar]-lu2-ti#
9. 3(ban2@c)# da-na
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. [3(ban2@c)] zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. sag dub-me
14. 3(ban2@c) al-mu-ni#-du11
15. 3(ban2@c)# geme2-[i7]-edin-na
16. 3(ban2@c)# uszur3#-[ra]-sa6#
17. gu2#-ba# me#
18. [1(asz@c) nu]-siki# munus# 3(ban2@c)
19. 4(ban2@c)# nin#-inim#-zi-da
20. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita#
21. szu-nigin2# 5(asz@c) geme2# 4(ban2@c)
22. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
column 5
1. [1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)]
2. [2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
3. 8(asz@c) [dumu] munus 2(ban2@c)
4. sze#-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) [nin]-inim#-[zi]-da
5. [x] 4(ban2@c) ag#-ga-ga
6. 4(ban2@c)# {d}nin#-mar{ki#}-ama#-[pa4-pa4]
7. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
8. 3(ban2@c) KA-sa6
9. 3(ban2@c) ma#-ma-tum
10. 3(ban2@c) za-na
11. 3(ban2@c) si#-PI-DU#
12. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna#-dingir-mu
13. 3(ban2@c)# USZ-ni-tum#
14. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba#-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
15. [2(ban2@c)] dumu# nita
16. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal-le#
17. 3(ban2@c) me-me#
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
19. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da#-gal-di
20. [3(ban2@c) USZ-ni]-tum#
21. [2(disz@t)-kam-ma]
22. [3(disz@t) ...]
23. [sag dub-me]
column 6
1. [3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu]
2. [3(ban2@c) gan-ezem]
3. gu2#-[ba-me]
4. szu-[nigin2] 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2# 3(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) sza3#-[du10 nita] 2(ban2@c)#
7. [1(asz@c)] sza3#-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
8. [sze]-bi# 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
9. 4(ban2@c) si-um#-me
10. [4(ban2@c) U2-U2]
11. 4(ban2@c) ba#-[ri]-gi4
12. 4(ban2@c) nam#-szita-mu#-bi2#-du11
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
15. 4(ban2@c) e#-ba-ni
16. 4(ban2@c) [dam-a-mu]
17. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
18. [4(ban2@c) e2-zi-sza3-gal2]
19. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
20. [4(ban2@c) {d}utu-ama-mu]
21. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
22. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
23. [4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2]
24. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
column 7
1. [4(ban2@c) si-ma]
2. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
3. [4(ban2@c) ha-szi]
4. [4(ban2@c) nin-um-me-da]
5. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin]-szubur#-[ama]-mu#
6. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-na#-nam#
7. szu-[nigin2] 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
8. 5(asz@c)# sza3#-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 3(asz@c)# sza3-du10 munus# 2(ban2@c)
10. sze#-bi 3(asz@c) igi#-bar-lu2-ti
11. ki-siki#-me
12. 3(ban2@c) nin#-tur
13. 3(ban2@c)# nin#-bara2#-da-ri2#
14. 2(asz@c) [dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
15. [4(ban2@c)] szesz-e#-a-na#-[ak]
16. [2(asz@c)] dumu# nita [2(ban2@c)]
17. [3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi]
18. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
19. [3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2]
20. [2(disz@t)-kam-ma]
21. [sag dub-me]
22. [3(ban2@c) masz-tur]
column 8
1. [3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2]
2. [3(disz@t)-kam-ma]
3. [3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku]
4. [lu2 umum-ma-me]
5. [4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11]
6. szu-[nigin2] 2(asz@c) geme2# 4(ban2@c)
7. 7(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
8. 2(asz@c) [sza3-du10] nita 2(ban2@c)#
9. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 [munus] 2(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi [1(asz@c)] 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# ki-gu-me#
11. 4(ban2@c) [sa]-{d}si-[bi2]
column 9
1'. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-ab#-[gu]
2'. 2(disz@t)-kam#-[ma]
3'. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba-ba6-ama-mu]
4'. [2(asz@c) dumu nita] 2(ban2@c)
5'. 4(ban2@c) nin#-da-nu-me-a
6'. [4(ban2@c)] nin-igi-tab-mu
7'. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-an-[su]
8'. [2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
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column 10
1'. 6(asz@c)#? [sza3-du10 nita 4(ban2@c)]
2'. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 [munus 2(ban2@c)]
3'. [sze-bi ... ur2-mud]
4'. [agrig]
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reverse
column 1
1'. 4(ban2@c)# [uszur3]-gin7-[du10]
2'. [munus-me]
3'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-gil-sa
4'. u2-bil
5'. szu#-nigin2 [1(asz@c)] lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6'. [5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
7'. [2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)]
8'. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2]
9'. [4(ban2@c) za-na]
10'. [4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu]
11'. [4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3]
column 2
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
2. [4(ban2@c) nin-nig2-u-mu]
3. [4(ban2@c) zi-le]
4. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
5. [4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2]
6. [munus-me]
7. 1(barig@c) [ad]-da#
8. munu4 gaz#
9. szu-[nigin2] 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
10. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16#[{ki}]
13. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)# [me]
14. 4(ban2@c) nin#-tesz2#-[mu]
15. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
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column 3
1'. 4(ban2@c) {d}[ba-ba6]-i3-kusz2#
2'. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me
3'. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
4'. 2(asz@c) dumu [munus] 2(ban2@c)#
5'. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
6'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7'. a-ga-am-me
8'. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
9'. gala
10'. 3(ban2) nin-esz2#-[dam-me-ki]-ag2#
11'. [2(ban2) dumu munus]
12'. [3(ban2) nin-u3-ma]
13'. [3(ban2) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag2]
14'. [3(ban2) SZIM-tusz-sze3]
15'. [2(ban2) dumu nita]
16'. [3(ban2) munus-sa6]
17'. [nin-gal-lam]
column 4
1. [3(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2)]
2. 3(ban2) su6-[mu2]
3. 3(ban2) e2-ki#-be2-gi4
4. 2(ban2) dumu nita
5. 2(ban2) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2)! dam-a-mu
7. 2(disz@t) dumu munus 2(ban2)
8. 3(ban2) [{d}]ba-ba6-zi#-mu#
9. 2(ban2) dumu# nita
10. 2(ban2) dumu munus#
11. 3(ban2) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
12. 2(ban2) dumu# munus#
13. 3(ban2) za-na
14. 3(ban2) {d}asznan#-ama-mu
15. 3(ban2) nin-ur2-ni
16. [3(ban2)] nam#-dam#
17. 3(ban2) [{d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu]
18. [2(ban2) dumu munus]
19. [geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me]
20. [4(ban2@c) ne-sag]
21. [nita-am6]
22. [4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR]
23. [munus-am6]
24. [gab2-ra szah2-me]
column 5
1. [szu-nigin2] 1(asz@c) [nita] 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(u) 6(disz@t) geme2# 3(ban2)
4. 5(disz@t) sza3#-du10 nita 2(ban2)
5. 6(disz@t) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2)
6. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t)# [3(barig) 4(ban2)]
7. lugal#-pa-e3
8. sipa szah2
9. 3(ban2) szesz#-a-mu
10. geme2 masz-kam
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. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) [5(disz@t)?] sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. nita#-me
7. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
9. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) 6(disz@t) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. gu2#-an-sze3 [...] 1(gesz2@c) [... lu2 sze]-ba [tur mah]-ba
2. [sze]-bi [...] 1(barig@c)
3. [sze-ba] geme2# dumu# [u2]-rum#
4. [{d}ba]-ba6
5. [sa6]-sa6#
5. dam# URU-KA-gi-na
6. lugal
7. lagasz{ki}-[ka]
8. iti# gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-a
9. en-ig-gal
10. nu-banda3
11. ganun kiri6-ta
column 8
1. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. 6(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 345

    [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, 73

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: MLC 01459
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.06b.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-21 at 08:21:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-21 at 05:31:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-19 at 07:40:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-28 at 08:56:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-22 at 06:22:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-12 at 20:59:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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“BIN 08, 345 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221476.
BIN 08, 345 artifact entry (No. P221476). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221476 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 345 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221476 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 345 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221476},
}


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