BIN 08, 082 (P221565)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05672

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

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. 1(iku@t) TAR@v USZ GAN2 a-zu-zu ab-ba-iri
2. 2(iku@t) TAR@v USZ e2-ni-sze3
3. 4(iku@t) |TAB.BA| lugal-ezem ugula
4. 1/2(iku) |TAB.BA| ur-{d}en-lil2
5. 4(iku@t) TAR [x x] a-zu-zu ab#-ba-iri
6. 1(esze3) 2(iku@t) TAR@v USZ lugal-ezem ugula
7. 1(esze3) 2(iku@t) sze 1(esze3) mah ur-ki dam!-gar3
8. 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) |ESZ16.BA| ama-bara2-abzu
9. 4(iku@t) ur-{d}en-lil2 dam!-gar3
10. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) gesz-sza3 sza3-nu-gal2
11. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) ur-{d}TAG-nun
12. 3(iku@t) USZ lugal-[x?]-x-a
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(iku@t) |TAB.BA| ur-sag-en-SZA
2. 1/2(iku) |TAB.BA| gala
3. 1(iku@t) |ESZ16.BA| ur-en-nun
4. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) mah# a2-kal-le
5. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) sze ur-e2-LI#?
6. 5(iku@t) a2-ni-sikil
7. 4(iku@t) USZ lugal-ezem ugula
8. 1(iku@t) ama-tir
9. 5(iku@t) TAR@v ur-{d}ki-nu2-zi sa12-du5
10. 5(iku@t) 1/2(iku) e2-kur-SAHAR
11. 3(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
12. 1(bur3@v) 1(iku@t) e2-ni
13. 2(esze3) sze 4(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) mah lugal-ib2-ta-ni-e3
14. 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ka5!-a-bi2
15. 1(iku@t) ur-KAM-ur4
16. 4(iku@t) gesz-sza3 lu2 lunga2!
17. lugal#-ildu3# [lu2-esz2]-gid2#
column 3
1. ur-{d}[x x?] dam#-[gar3]
2. 2(iku@t) x [x x?] nagar#-[x]
3. 5(iku@t) mah x [x]
4. 1(esze3) 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) e2-kur-sahar
5. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ur-abzu#
6. 1(iku@t)? 1/2(iku) ur-ib#?
7. 1(esze3)!? 2(iku@t) mu-NI-NI
8. 1(esze3)!? 1/2(iku) u2-a
9. 1(esze3)!? 3(iku@t) tir-ku3 nimgir
10. 1(esze3)!? 4(iku@t) ur-tul2-sag
11. 4(iku@t) bara2-gu#!?
12. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ur-abzu
13. 2(bur3) 3(iku@t) ensi2 nibru
14. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) lugal-pa-e3
15. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku)! 1/4(iku) tir-ku3 e2-ne-ne
16. 1(bur3)!? 1(esze3) 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) e2-kur-SAHAR#
17. 2(esze3) lugal-lu2
18. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) gissu
19. 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
20. 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) ig-gi#
21. 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) mes-U4-[ba]
22. [...] x
23. [...] x
column 4
1. n 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) sze 1/2(iku) mah# ur#-sag
2. [n] 1/4(iku)! |TAB.BA|# ur-i7-de3-sag
3. [x?] nin-bara2-dingir
4. dur#?-szum2?-da
5. gesz#-sza3 [x] me-x{ki}
6. ur#?-{d}en-lil2
7. [n mes]-UD-ba
8. [n] x-ga nu-banda3
9. [n] mu-NI-NI
10. [n] lugal-KA
11. [n] 1(esze3) lugal-ma2#-gan{ki}
12. [n] TAR USZ lu2#-da
13. 1(iku@t) 1/4(iku) |TAB.BA| szesz-ki-na
14. 5(iku@t) 1/2(iku) gala-SIG15@v
15. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) e2-nig2
16. 5(iku@t) lugal-ezem ugula
17. n 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku)#? nigar
18. 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) di-utu erisz-dingir inanna
19. 2(iku@t) amar-ig-gal
column 5
1. [...] x x x
2. 2(iku@t) mu-NI-NI
3. 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) |ESZ16.BA| e2-kur-SAHAR
4. 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) tir-ku3 sa-ne-ne
5. 4(iku@t) a#-igi-gal nu-banda3
6. 2(iku@t) e2-lu-a
7. 2(iku@t) la2? 1/4(iku) il2 iszib
8. 2(iku@t) la2? 1/4(iku) a-zu-zu ab-ba-iri
9. 1(esze3) sag-{d}en-lil2-da
10. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) zabala6{ki}
11. 3(iku@t) 1/4(iku) ensi2 nibru
12. 2(iku@t) ur-{d}en-lil2 nagar
13. 4(iku@t) |TAB.BA| sag#-{d}en-lil2-da#
14. 3(iku@t) ensi2# nibru#
15. 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) e2-x-x
16. 2(esze3) 1(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
17. 4(iku@t) ur-{d}nin-ildu3
18. 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) lugal-ni-ib2-ta-e3#
19. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) lugal-KA lu2 esz2-gid2
column 6
1. [...]
2. 3(iku@t) x [...]
3. 3(iku@t) ensi2# [...]
4. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) x [...]
5. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) x [...]
6. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) zu# [...]
7. 1(iku@t) lugal-[...]
8. 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) ur-e2#-mah# ka-sze-guru7#
9. 4(iku@t) 1/4(iku) a-zu-zu
10. il2-me#
11. 2(esze3) tir-[ku3]
12. e2-il2 [x?]
13. 5(iku@t) ur#-[...]
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1'. 4(iku@t) [...] x [x?]
2'. 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) ur-[x]-tug2-x
3'. 1(iku@t) |TAB.BA| mu#-[...]
4'. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ur#?-[e2-mah]
5'. ka-sze-[guru7?]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. 5(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) a-zu-zu ab-ba iri#
3'. 2(iku@t) [x x] mar
4'. [...]
5'. [n] 1/2(iku) amar-e2
6'. 1(esze3) lugal-e
7'. 1(esze3) 2(iku) mes-kalam-du10
8'. n 1(iku@t) 1(esze3) kum!-tusz-sze3
9'. x x mah il2#?
10'. 4(iku@t) ensi2 nibru
11'. 3(iku@t) 1/4(iku) x [...]
12'. 1(iku@t)# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. di-utu#-[...]
3. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ensi2# nibru
4. 2(bur3)# e2#-kur-SAHAR
5. 1(esze3) ur#?-{d?}nin#-ildu3 BU
6. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ur-sag
7. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) gesz#-sza3
8. [n] BU# [x]
9. [n] lugal#-ildu3# lu2-esz2#:gid2
10. [n] la2 1(iku@t) SAHAR#?
11. [n] x nin# tir-ku3 x MI sze#? [x?] il2#
12. [...]
13. 2(iku@t) [...]
14. 2(iku@t) [...]
15. 2(esze3) [...]
16. 4(iku@t) [...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1. a-sza3 gid2-[da]
2. sze babbar u4 2(u) [n?]
3. kar na4#
4. ama-bara2-zi |SUR.GU|#
  blank space
5. lugal-za3-ge-si
6. ensi2
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 82

    [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: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 14

    [Powell1978Lugalzagesi] Powell, Marvin A. 1978. “Texts from the Time of Lugalzagesi. Problems and Perspectives in Their Interpretation.” Hebrew Union College Annual 49: 1–58.

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  • Museum No.: YBC 05672
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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
2022-02-17 at 11:38:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2020-09-03 at 02:39:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-07-30 at 11:25:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221565.
BIN 08, 082 artifact entry (No. P221565). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221565 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 082 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221565 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221565},
}


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