BIN 07, 223 (P293189)

Letter tablet excavated in Lagaba (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 06313

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Lagaba (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na {d}marduk-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. qi2-bi2-ma
3. um-ma sag-il2-ma-an-szum2-ma
4. {d}utu u3 {d}marduk li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka
5. _1(u) udu-nita2 hi-a_ sza _e2 {lu2}kuruszda_
6. i-na _ma2-la2_-ia a-na babila2{ki}
7. i-ra-ak-ka-bu-nim
8. it-ti _udu-nita2 hi-a_ szu-nu-ti
9. _2(disz) {lu2}kuruszda_ t,u2-ur-dam
10. u3 _sza3-gal_
11. sza a-di _iti du6-ku3_
reverse
1. szu-ur-ki-ba-am
2. asz-szum ni-pa-at dumu-zimbir{ki}
3. sza {d}suen-i-di2-nam ip-pu-u2
4. wu-usz-szu-ri-im
5. tup-pi2 a-na {d}suen-i-di2-nam
6. usz-ta-bi-lam
7. a-di dumu-zimbir{ki}
8. a-na i3-si-in{ki}
9. i-il-la-kam-ma
10. i-ip-pa-lu-szu
11. ni-pa-ti-szu wu-usz-sze-er
12. u3 me-he-er tup-pi2-ia
left
1. szu-bi-lam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293189

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 78.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Lagaba (mod. uncertain) [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 06313
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009297
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6313

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 223

    [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: MCS 2, 13f

    [Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.

  • history: AbB 9, 249

    [Stol1981AbB9] Stol, Marten. 1981. Letters from Yale. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 34, NBC 6313

    [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
2018-06-10 at 00:30:09 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-02-01 at 10:19:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293189.
BIN 07, 223 artifact entry (No. P293189). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293189 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293189 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293189},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 223 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P293189.
BIN 07, 223 artifact entry (No. P293189). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293189 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293189 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293189},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P293189
LB  - CDLI:P293189
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BIN 07, 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293189
ER  -
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