BIN 08, 347 (P221478)

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 01501

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2-ba gur saggal
2. lum-ma-sza3-tam
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 lugal-lu2-ni
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 1(barig@c) amar-gir16
6. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)#-me
7. 1(barig@c) a-ba-sa2
8. dub-sar-<<me>>
9. 1(barig@c) gala-tur
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) lugal-mas-su
2. 1(barig@c) szesz-lu2-du10
3. 1(barig@c) amar-ezem
4. 1(barig@c) di-utu
5. 1(barig@c) dingir-bad3
6. aga3-us2-me
7. 2(asz@c) muhaldim 3(ban2@c)
8. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
9. 2(ban2@c)! ur-{d}li9-si4
10. i3-du8-me
11. 2(asz@c) simug 3(ban2@c)#
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) aszgab#? 3(ban2@c)
2. 1(barig@c) amar-{d}asznan
3. 2(asz@c) nagar 3(ban2@c)
4. 1(barig@c) kesz3{ki}-ta
5. 2(ban2@c) puzur4-ma-ma
6. 2(ban2@c) ma2-lah5 3(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) gab2-ra udu 3(ban2@c)
8. 1(barig@c) asz10-ne2
9. dub-sar
10. 4(asz@c) ab#-ba 2(ban2@c)
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
2. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}en-ki
3. sag-apin-me
4. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
5. ugula iri
6. 2(asz@c) nu-kiri6 3(ban2@c)
7. 1(barig@c) amar-szuba3
8. 2(ban2@c) kuruszda
9. 1(barig@c) ur-dam
10. engar
11. 2(asz@c) azlag3 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(barig@c) sza3-ga2
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) amar-szuba3
2. gudu4
3. 3(ban2@c) en-ku4
4. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
5. 2(barig@c) en-ki
6. gab2-kas4
7. 3(ban2@c) il2
8. 3(ban2@c) szubur
9. 3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
10. ad-kup4-me
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2@c) amar-ezem
2. 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. nagar-me
4. KID2? ziz2? su3-kam
5. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
6. {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
7. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
8. lugal-sa6-ga
9. gudu4-me
10. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
column 2
1. nam-mah-ni
2. munu4-mu2
3. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
4. nigar-mud
5. tug2-du8
6. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
7. utu-lu2-mu
8. muhaldim
9. 4(ban2@c) sze 4(ban2@c) ziz2
10. {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
11. 3(ban2@c) ziz2 sag-en-ne2-su
12. 3(ban2@c) ziz2 lugal-aga3-zi
column 3
1. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
2. lugal#-sza3
3. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
4. lugal-mu
5. muhaldim-me
6. 4(ban2@c) sze 4(ban2@c) ziz2
7. nam-szita
8. um-me-da
9. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
10. ad-da
11. gab2-kas4
12. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
13. lugal-temen
14. szu-i2
column 4
1. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
2. mu-an-ne2-du10
3. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
4. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
5. lugal-pa-e3
6. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
7. ma-al-ga-su3
8. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
9. ur-pu2
10. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
11. i3-li2-be6-li2
12. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
13. ur#-du6
14. 2(ban2@c) sze 2(ban2@c) ziz2
column 5
1. [lum-ma-tesz2-mu]
2. i3-du8 [me]
3. 4(ban2@c) ziz2 2(ban2@c) sze
4. ur-sag
5. szitim
6. 4(ban2@c) ziz2 gu3-bi
7. gala
8. 2(barig@c) ziz2 1(barig@c) sze
9. engar#-zi
10. 1(barig@c) ziz2 en-szu-dadag
column 6
1. szu-nigin2# 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 gur saggal
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze
3. sze-ba ziz2-ba lu2 u3 RU-lugal-ke4-ne
4. ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
5. dim3-tur
6. dam en-en3-tar-zi
7. ensi2
8. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 347

    [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: Maekawa Kazuya, Mes 08-09, 109ff.

    [sec26880] N.d.

  • history: FAOS 15/2, 75

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MLC 01501
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2020-09-01 at 08:04:28 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:13:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 11:54:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-21 at 05:24:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-14 at 14:31:54 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 21:12:34 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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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 08, 347 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221478.
BIN 08, 347 artifact entry (No. P221478). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221478 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 347 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221478 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221478},
}


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