BIN 07, 087 (P292917)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05467

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[1(disz) gin2] ku3-babbar_ ba-x x-[x x]-ia
2. _[1(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2#_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-la#-szu#
3. _[1(disz)] gin2_ za-ni-nu-um
4. _[1(disz)] gin2 dumu-{i7}idigna#_
5. _[1(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2#_ sin-isz-me-an-ni#
6. _[1/2(disz)] gin2_ gi-da-nu-um
7. _szunigin 7(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 ku3#-babbar#_
8. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-s,a-ab#
9. _ki_ gi-da-nu-um
10. _szu ba-an-ti#-mesz#_
11. a#-na masz-kan2-nim
reverse
1. _ku3 u3# masz2-bi i3-la2-e-mesz_
2. _ki_ sza-al-mi-im u3 ki-nim#
3. _szu-ba-ab-te-ga2_
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ szar#-ru#-sa3#
5. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ u2-s,ur-pi4#-sza#
6. _igi_ a#-da-la-lum _dumu_ ip-t,u2-ri-ia#!
7. _igi_ ra-bi-s,il2-li2-sin
8. _dumu_ im-gur-sin
9. _igi_ dingir-x-x-x-x
10. _igi_# usz#-ta-asz-ni#-dingir
11. _dumu#_ a#-pil#-sin _dub#-sar#_
12. {disz}x-x-x-i3#?-li2#?-szu
left
1. u3# ri#!-[isz-tu]-tu _dub-sar_
2. _mu musz-husz ka2-husz-hi-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz)# gin2# ku3#-babbar#_ [...]
2. _1(disz) gin2_ x x [...]
3. _1(disz) gin2_ za-ni-nu#-[um]
4. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ t,a3-ab-[s,il2-la-szu]
5. _1(disz) gin2 dumu-{i7}idigna#_
6. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ sin-isz-me#-[an-ni]
7. _1/2(disz) gin2_ gi-da-[nu-um]
8. _szunigin 7(disz) gin2 igi [6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar]_
9. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-[s,a-ab]
10. _ki#_ gi-da-nu-[um]
11. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
12. a-na masz-kan2-nim#
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
left
1'. _igi_ usz-ta-asz#-ni#-[an]
2'. _dumu_ a-pil-sin#
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu#-a-bu-szu#
seal 2
  (no inguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292917

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [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 05467
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008448
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5467

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 87

    [Alexander1943BIN7] Alexander, John B. 1943. Early Babylonian Letters and Economic Texts. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 7. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 111-112

    [Simmons1959Harmal-2] Simmons, Stephen D. 1959. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (4): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359133.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 22, NBC 5467

    [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
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-03-06 at 11:19:20 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-02-07 at 09:19:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-01-30 at 03:25:43 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292917.
BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (No. P292917). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
}


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TI  - BIN 07, 087 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292917.
BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (No. P292917). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292917
LB  - CDLI:P292917
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BIN 07, 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292917
ER  -
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