BIN 08, 372 (P221503)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01489

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. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. ad-da
3. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ki-szar2-ra
4. gab2-kas4-me
5. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
6. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
2. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. 5(asz@c) sze munu4
4. nag ensi2-ka-kam
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 kas
6. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
7. ziz2 bala#-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
9. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
2. sa2-du11 ki#-a#-nag-kam#
3. amar-giri16
4. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze udu nig2-gu7-a
5. U2-U2
6. 8(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze szah2 u2
7. lugal-pa-e3#
8. 1(asz@c)#? [sze] szah2# [gesz-gi]
9. lugal-sag
column 4
1. [i3-du8?]
2. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) x sze udu siki#-[ka]
3. za3-mu
4. 6(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) nigar#-mud#
5. sipa udu siki#-ka me#
5. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [...]
6. [sze bappir3 sze bala-bi]
7. [2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4]
8. [1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) [1(barig@c) ziz2 kas]
2. sa2-du11# {d}mes#-an-du#
3. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sa2-du11 du-du sanga#
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2#
3. sze gar ziz2 gar iti-da
4. lugal-an-da
5. ensi2
column 3
1. lagasz#{ki}-ka#
2. szul-me-szar2-ra-DU
3. nu-banda3
4. e2-munus-ta
5. e-ta-gar 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 6(disz@t) gar-am6

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 372

    [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, 99

    [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 01489
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-14 at 20:51:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:52 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, 372 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221503.
BIN 08, 372 artifact entry (No. P221503). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221503 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 372 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221503 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 372 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221503},
}


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