BIN 08, 086 (P221568)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 06889

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3) 1(iku@t) GAN2 ensi2 nibru
2. 2(iku@t) 1/4(iku) amar-kuara
3. 1(esze3) e2-kur-SAHAR
4. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) nagar-gal (x)
5. 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) la-NI gala
6. 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) utu-mah-mah
7. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku)! ARAD?-ga2?-sze3 nu-banda3
8. 4(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
9. 4(iku@t) {d}en-lil2-la2
10. 3(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
11. 1(esze3) sag-{d}en-lil2-da
12. 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) mes-UD-ba ugula
13. 5(iku@t) e2-lugal-bi-zu
14. 3(iku@t) TAR@v sag#-{d}en-lil2-da
15. x TE?-ki-lugal lu2# ensi2#
16. 3(iku@t) 1/4(iku) du11-ga-ni
17. [...] BU#?
18. [...]
column 2
1. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) sze 1/2(iku) mah sag-{d}en-lil2-da
2. 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) e2-ni-sze3
3. 1(esze3) 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) utu-mu-kusz2 sanga
4. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) nin-dam#?
5. 3(iku@t) ensi2 nibru
6. 3(iku@t) da-AB
7. 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) lu2-igi-ma
8. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) bara2-ga-ni sipa
9. 3(iku@t) e2-ne2
10. 3(iku@t) mes-sanga dub-sar-mah
11. 4(iku@t) 1/4(iku) zabala6{ki}
12. 2(iku@t) 1/4(iku) ur-e2-zi-da
13. 2(iku@t) 1/4(iku) lugal-ki sanga
14. 3(iku@t) ama-tir-ur-sag-zi
15. 1(esze3) ur-{d}ki#-sa4-lu sa12-du5
16. 2(iku@t) [x (x)] x [(...)] GAN2
17. [...]
column 3
1. 1(iku@t) lugal-KA sipa
2. 4(iku@t) amar#-kuara
3. 5(iku@t) e2-zi lu2 esz2-gid2
4. 2(iku@t) 1/4(iku) nigar a-zu-gal
5. 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) utu-mu-kusz2
6. 3(iku@t) 1/2(iku) lu2-igi-ma
7. 3(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) lugal-kur
8. 3(iku@t) ama-kur lukur
9. 1(iku@t) amar-{gesz}pesz3
10. 4(iku@t) lugal-pirig-tur
11. 4(iku@t) e2-zi lu2 esz2-gid2
12. 1(esz3) 2(iku@t) lugal-a2-LAK175
13. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) gam-gam
14. 3(iku@t) sa-a
15. 2(bur3) 4(iku@t) lugal-mah@v sanga
16. ama-bara2-abzu
17. 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) igi-ma#-sze3 nu-banda3
18. 2(esze3) 4(iku@t) ugula ma2-gur8-si
19. [n sag?]-{d}[en?-lil2?]-da [nu]-banda3
column 4
1. 1(esz3) 1/2(iku) ur-{d}nin-
2. ildu3 i3-du8
3. 4(iku@t) e2-kur-SAHAR
4. 2(iku@t) di-utu-me
5. 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) a-zu-zu ab-ba-iri
6. 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) ki lugal-zu-da-tur
7. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) da-AB{ki}
8. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) e2-ki nu-kiri6
9. 3(iku@t) bara2-ir-nun
10. 2(iku@t) 1/4(iku) sze 1/2(iku) ki e2-kur-SAHAR
11. 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) sag-{d}en-lil2-da
12. 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) gam-gam
13. 3(iku@t) ur-{d}nin-mug nu-banda3
14. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku)! e2-kur-SAHAR
15. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) uszurx(|LAL2xTUG2|)?-du10-gal nagar x
16. 4(iku@t) la2 1/2(iku) sze 1/2(iku) szesz-a-mah
17. 2(iku@t) sze mah
column 5
1. uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)-du10-gal# nagar
2. 2(bur3) 1/4(iku) sze 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) mah masz-ki-szesz-igi-mah
3. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) sze ki tir-ku3-kaskal
4. 1(esze3) 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) ur-sag-en-en8
5. 5(iku@t) 1/4(iku) {d}en-lil2-[la2?]
6. 2(esze3) sze 4(iku@t) 1/2(iku) mah ama-bara2-abzu
7. 2(esze3) 3(iku@t) sze 3(iku@t) mah ma2-gur8-si ugula
8. 5(iku@t) 1/2(iku) di-utu erisz-dingir inanna
9. 5(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) ma2-gur8 ugula
10. 4(iku@t) sag-utu-zi muszen-du3
11. 5(iku@t) 1/4(iku) ensi2 adab{ki}
12. 1(esze3) 1(iku@t) 1/2(iku) PU3-SAR lukur
13. 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) lugal-ildu3 lu2 esz2-gid2
14. 5(iku@t) 1/4(iku) sze 2(iku@t)# mah en-kalam-e
15. 2(iku@t) la2 1/4(iku) sze 1(iku@t) mah
column 6
1. nig2-banda3{da}
2. 5(iku@t) 1/4(iku) e2-mah-da
3. 2(iku@t) x-ur-tur
4. 3(iku@t) ur-{d}nin-mug nu-banda3
5. 2(iku@t) na-sa6
6. 2(iku@t) 1/2(iku) tir-ku3-kaskal
7. 3(iku@t) ur-{d}nin-ildu3 i3-du8
8. 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) ur-{d}ki-alan-zi sa12-du5
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9. da {gesz}pesz3
reverse
1. a-sza3 gid2-da
2. sze babbar u4# 6(disz@t)
3. da {gesz}pesz3
4. ama#-bara2-si |SUR.GU|
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5. lugal-za3-ge-si
6. ensi2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 86

    [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.

  • history: Foster, ArOr 45, p. 150 [1977]

    [sec26973] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 06889
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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
2015-07-30 at 11:27:19 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, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221568.
BIN 08, 086 artifact entry (No. P221568). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221568 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221568 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221568},
}


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