BIN 07, 077 (P292944)

Business / Contracts tablet 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05498

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _6(disz) gin2 igi 4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar_
2. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-s,a-ab
3. _1(u) gur sze ur5-ra_
4. _masz2 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur sze-ta-am3_
5. u2-s,a-ab
6. _ki_ gi-da-nu-um
7. {disz}ri-isz-tu-tu-ub{ki}
8. _dumu_ sin!-sze-mi-e
9. _szu ba-an-ti_
10. a-na masz-kan2-nim
11. _ku3-bi u3 masz2-bi i3-la2-e_
12. sze-bi# u3 _masz2-bi_
13. _i3-ag2-e_
reverse
1. _igi_ ki-ma-a-hi-ia
2. _dumu_ sin-i-qi2-sza-am
3. _igi_ {d}utu-ib-ni
4. _dumu_ puzur4-{d}utu
5. _igi_ ig-mil-sin
6. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
7. _igi_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
8. _dumu#_ nu-ur2-li-bi
9. _igi_ ARAD#-{d#}utu _dumu_ ir3-i3-li2-szu
10. _igi_ sin-dingir _dub-sar!_
11. _mu musz-husz ka2 husz-hi-a_ {d}na-ra-am-sin usz-zi-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 45.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 7, 77

[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. 109-110

[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. 24, NBC 5498

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 05498
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Naram-Sin.D.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2018-08-03 at 02:05:04	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		CDLI	approved
2018-02-07 at 09:19:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2018-01-29 at 09:16:35	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2018-01-29 at 08:17:05	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-008479) (BC-008479)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5498) (NBC.5498)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292944.

BIN 07, 077 artifact entry (No. P292944). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292944 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292944 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292944},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292944.

BIN 07, 077 artifact entry (No. P292944). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292944 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 077 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292944 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292944},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292944
LB  - CDLI:P292944
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - BIN 07, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292944
ER  -