ASJ 16, 205, 4 (P298612)

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 06831

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

55.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {gi}pisan! zabar gar-ra
2. kusz udu-bi 2(disz)
3. giri3 zabar#
4. 2(disz) {gesz}ig x
5. 1(u) {gesz}ba-ri
6. kusz gu4 1/2(disz)
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-la2 kaskal
8. kusz masz2-gal
9. 2(disz) {gesz}a2-ri-tum
reverse
1. giri3 szu-i3-li2-szu dumu-lugal
2. 1(disz) kusz udu a-lum ka-tab {dug}szaman2
3. i3-du10-ga lugal-sze3
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1(disz) kusz udu a-lum
6. ku3-sig17 kesz2-re-de3
7. giri3 an-ti-ri2-nag
8. 2(disz) kusz masz2 {gesz}ig-ga kusz x kaskal-tab
9. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 1(disz) {gesz}a2-ri-tum
left
1. 1/2(disz) kusz gu4 zi-ga didli
2. kusz masz2 na-ah-ba-tum
3. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan im LISZ

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/P298612

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 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 06831
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009815
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6831

References

  • primary: van de Mieroop, ASJ 16 (1994), p. 201-205, p. 205 4

    [van de Mieroop1994-JTHC43FR] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1994. “Some New Texts From the Early Isin Craft Archive.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 201–5.

    (C, T, Tr)

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 45, NBC 6831

    [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
2025-04-09 at 16:51:08 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata, Other metadata Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-09-28 at 02:59:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-09 at 10:12:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-09 at 01:44:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-04 at 12:06:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 16, 205, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298612.
ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (No. P298612). (2025, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Original work published 2006)
ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 16, 205, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298612.
ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (No. P298612). (2025, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Original work published 2006)
ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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