BIN 08, 391 (P221521)

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 01456

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

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Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) durx(|USZ.ANSZE|) kunga2 gal#-gal
2. ansze# surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. [u4 1(disz@t)] sze# 3(ban2@c)#-ta#
4. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] 2(disz@t) didli-[bi] i3#-diri# [nita] kunga2
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
6. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita# kunga2# amar-amar
7. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2 amar-amar
8. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta#
10. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
column 2
1. gir2-nun
2. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2# amar#-amar#
3. sze#-bi# 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-nam#-gu2-su3#
4. gab2#-kas4#-me
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t) i3-diri nita kunga2 amar-amar
6. 1(disz@t)* surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
7. sze#-bi# 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) en-ig#-gal
8. nu-banda3
9. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2# babbar2
10. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
2. [sze] bala#-bi [1(asz@c)] 2(barig@c)# 4(ban2@c)
3. 7(asz@c) [2(barig@c)] sze# munu4#
4. nag# ensi2-ka-kam
5. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
6. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# sze#-ninda kum4-ma
7. [sze] bala#-bi# 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [sze] munu4#
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2# babbar2
10. [ziz2 bala]-bi# 5(ban2@c)#
11. sa2#-du11# [kas ge6] du10-ga-kam
12. 5(asz@c)# ziz2 babbar2#
13. ziz2 bala-bi# 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# bappir3
2. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# munu4#
4. sa2#-du11 ansze#-kam#
5. amar-giri16#{ki}
6. 8(asz@c) 3(ban2) sze titab2#
7. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2) 3(disz@t) sila3# sze bappir3#
8. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2) 3(disz@t) sila3# sze munu4#
9. sa2#-du11# kas# ge6-kam
10. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
12. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) [sze] bappir3#
13. sze bala#-[bi] 1(asz@c) [1(ban2@c)]
column 5
1. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
2. sa2#-du11# kas sig15#-kam
3. i3-li2-be6-li2
4. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)#-me#
5. 1(asz@c) [1(barig@c)] sze zi3 gu-ka
6. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
7. sze# bala-bi 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
9. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze naga3
10. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
11. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu# sig15#
12. ziz2 gu2-nida#-bi# 2(asz@c)# 2(barig@c)
13. [ziz2] bala#-bi [1(barig@c)] 4(ban2@c)
column 6
1. [4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si]
2. [ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)-am6]
3. [ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
4. sa2#-du11# e2-muhaldim-kam#
5. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kas
6. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
7. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
8. sa2-du11 alan#-kam
9. ur2-mud#
10. agrig#
11. [2(u)] 1(disz@t) udu# siki
12. udu# 1(asz@c)-sze3
13. iti-da sze [5(ban2@c)]-ta#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
2. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3#
3. iti-da# sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze-bi# 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# nigar-[mud]
5. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu siki#
6. 2(disz@t) masz bar-[dul5]
7. sze-bi# 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)#! en-DU
8. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
9. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
10. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
11. sipa udu# siki-ka# <me>
column 2
1. 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) udu
2. 2(disz@t)#? gukkal#
3. udu# u4-bi#-ta#-kam
4. 2(u) 1(disz@t) udu
5. 2(disz@t) gukkal
6. masz-da-re-a-am6
7. ba-gar
8. [sze]-bi 8(asz@c) 3(barig@c) U2-U2
9. kuruszda
10. 4(disz@t) udu
11. sze-bi 1(asz@c) ki2-num
12. ka-szagan
13. 1(disz@t) udu
14. sze-bi 5(ban2@c) en-ku3
15. um#-mi-a
column 3
1. udu# nig2-gu7-a#-am6
2. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)#? amar-gu4
3. amar 1(asz@c)-sze3#
4. iti-da sze# <x>-ta
5. sze-bi 1(u@c) U2-U2
6. sanga e2#-gal
7. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
8. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
10. 5(disz@t) szah2 <gesz>-gi
11. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
12. iti#-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
13. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
14. 8(disz@t) szah2# u2 nita mu 4(disz@t)
column 4
1. 3(u) la2 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
2. szah2# 1(asz@c)-sze3#
3. iti#-da sze 3(ban2@c)#-ta
4. 4(u) szah2# munus mu 2(disz@t)
5. szah2# 1(disz@t)
6. iti#-da# [sze] 2(ban2@c)-ta#
7. 5(u) [4(disz@t)] szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
8. 1(gesz2) 7(disz@t) szah2# [u2] nita sza3-du10
9. szah2# 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da# sze# 1(ban2@c)-ta#
11. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c)
12. lugal-pa-e3
13. sipa szah2
column 5
1. [1(disz@t) masz] babbar2# bar-dul5
2. sze#-bi# 3(ban2@c) e2-ku4
3. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2# [bar-dul5]
4. sze-bi# [3(ban2@c)] e-ta#-e11#
5. 1(disz@t) masz# [babbar2 bar-dul5]
6. [sze-bi] 3(ban2@c) ur#-ki
7. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar#-dul5
8. sze#-bi 3(ban2@c) nimgir-abzu#
9. nu-kiri6-me
10. 1(disz@t) gukkal#
11. gu2-en
12. 1(disz@t) gukkal
13. nam#-lu2
14. [1(disz@t)] gukkal#
15. amar-ki
16. gir4-bil-me
column 6
1. szu#-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ziz2# [gu2]-nida
4. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gig
5. sze gar# ziz2# gar sa2-du11 iti-da
6. {d}ba-ba6#
7. sa6#-sa6
8. dam# URU-KA-gi-na
9. lugal#
column 7
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. iti siki-ba#-a
3. en-ig#-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e-ta-gar 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 7(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)

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BIN 8, 391

[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, 117

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 01456
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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 12:42:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-06-15 at 16:18:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:52	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, 391 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221521.

BIN 08, 391 artifact entry (No. P221521). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221521 (Original work published 2003)

BIN 08, 391 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221521 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

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	title = {BIN 08, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221521},
}

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