BIN 08, 076 (P221563)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05822

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(iku@c) GAN2 ur-en-ne2-zu
2. 1(iku@c) e2-lu2
3. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-e2-zi-da
4. 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) e2-udu-a
5. 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) ma-da-ag2
6. 1(iku@c) mu-NI-NI
7. [n(iku@c)] 1/2(iku@c) sza3-TAR
column 2
1. 1(iku@c) lugal-KA-si-u2-lum#
2. 1/2(iku@c)# 1/4(iku@c)# ur-sag-zi#-[da?]
3. 1/2(iku@c) lugal#-he2# lu2 esz2-gid2
4. 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) bara2-ga#-ni-pa-du10#
5. GAN2 TAR#! [ki A] kar na4#
reverse
column 1
1. x x [x] dub-sar#
  blank space
column 2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P221563

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05822
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008803
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5822

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 76

    [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. 15

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2020-09-03 at 02:32:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2012-09-23 at 13:06:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-03 at 06:13:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-08-24 at 09:50:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:53 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 076 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221563.
BIN 08, 076 artifact entry (No. P221563). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221563 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221563 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221563},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 076 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221563.
BIN 08, 076 artifact entry (No. P221563). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221563 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221563 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221563},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2023
ID  - P221563
LB  - CDLI:P221563
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BIN 08, 076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221563
ER  -
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