BIN 07, 123 (P292959)

Administrative tag excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 05518

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) lu2 sig4 il2-il2
2. 2(u) 5(disz) erin2 suhub
3. 8(disz) erin2 lu2-ma2
4. 1(disz) erin2 ugula
5. ($ blank space $) 5(u) 2(disz) erin2-hi-a
reverse
1. ugula {d}suen-ma-lik
2. kiszib e-em-s,i-um
3. iti NE-NE-gar u4 2(u)? 7(disz)-kam
  copy: u4 17-kam, YNER 4: u4 27-kam
4. mu a-ku-sum2# hul# ugnimx(|SU.LU.UB2.GAR|) ka-zal-lu {gesz}tukul ba-sig3
seal 1
1. e-em-s,i-um
2. ugula aga-us2 sag-ga2
3. ARAD2 su-mu-dingir
4. dumu ka3-ni-na-nu-um

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

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
CDLI Seals 012804 (composite) (P509102) S012804 Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Sumu-el.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292959

Physical information

pierced for suspension

Artifact type Tag
pierced for suspension
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [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 05518
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008499
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5518

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 123

    [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: RIME 4, .02.07.2004, ex. 04 (seal)

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: YNER 4, 118b

    [Walters1970water] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. Yale Near Eastern Researches 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 25, NBC 5518

    [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
2022-02-18 at 23:33:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292959.
BIN 07, 123 artifact entry (No. P292959). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292959 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 123 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292959 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292959},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292959
LB  - CDLI:P292959
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BIN 07, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292959
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292959.
BIN 07, 123 artifact entry (No. P292959). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292959 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 123 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292959 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292959},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292959
LB  - CDLI:P292959
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - BIN 07, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292959
ER  -
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