BIN 09, 489 (P236499)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 07676

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

119.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 2(u) gu4 u2-hab2
2. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) gu4 mu 2(asz) u2-hab2
3. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) udu a-<lum> u2-hab2
4. ($ blank space $) 1(u) udu u2-hab2
5. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-gal u2-hab2
6. i3-bi 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
7. u2-hab2-bi 3(disz) ma-na
8. al-la-ha-<ru> 6(disz) sila3
9. naga-bi 1/2(disz) sila3
  blank space
10. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) udu ge6
11. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-gal ge6
12. i3-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u)? sila3 4(disz) gin2
13. im-ku3-ge 3(disz) sila3
14. i3 ba-a-de2 1/2(disz) sila3
15. nu-ur2!-ma 2(disz) sila3
16. 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 {gesz}gigir! kin til-la
17. ($ blank space $) 5(u) gu4 siki# [mu2?]
18. ($ blank space $) 4(gesz2) udu a-[lum]
19. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(disz) [...] 4(gesz2) udu# [...]
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) 9(disz) udu# [...]
2. i3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2
3. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) <gin2> sa
4. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) <ma-na?> 2(u) 9(disz) <gin2?> sze-gin2#
5. kin aszgab
6. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) <ma-na?> sze-gin2
7. kin nagar
8. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 4(disz) <ma-na?> 4(u) <gin2 sze-gin2?>
9. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 nig2-<U>-nu-a siki ud5
  blank space
  several lines erased
10. iti szu-numun-a
  some text moved to next line
11. mu us2-sa nin-me-an-ki

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P236499

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 119.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 07676
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-010662
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.7676

References

  • primary: BIN 9, 489

    [Crawford1954BIN9] Crawford, Vaughn E. 1954. Sumerian Economic Texts from the First Dynasty of Isin. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: OLA 24, p. 13-14

    [vandeMieroop1987Isin] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1987. Crafts in the Early Isin Period: A Study of the Isin Craft Archive from the Reigns of Išbi-Erra and Šū-Ilišu. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 24. Leuven: Departement Oriëntalistiek.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 70,NBC 7676

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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
2017-09-16 at 11:39:53 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2004-05-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 09, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P236499.
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (No. P236499). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Original work published 2004)
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 09, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P236499.
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (No. P236499). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Original work published 2004)
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 09, 489 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P236499
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M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - BIN 09, 489 artifact entry
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