BIN 08, 384 (P010013)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01490

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 7(az@c) |MUD3xGU|
  mud3(LAK449)
2. munus-gesztin
3. sipa!(|PA.TUG2|)
4. 1/2(disz@c) ur-sag-zi
5. 1/2(disz@c) szubur
6. gesz-kul-aba4{ki}
column 2
1. 1/2(disz@c) me-zi-pa-e3
2. umma{ki}
3. 1/2(disz@c) {d}sud3-anzux(MI){muszen}
4. maszkim
5. 1/2(disz@c) nig2#?-an-dul3
6. szitim#
7. 1/2(disz@c) ki-mu-zi!
column 3
1. [x] x DIRI
2. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) [x?] munu4? x
3. 1/2(disz@c) x x x
4. 1/2(disz@c) KA-ni-zi
5. sagi
6. 1/2(disz@c) mes-e2-zi-da
7. ugula
column 4
1. [...]
2. x [...]
3. 1/2(disz@c) AN [x?] x x
4. 1/2(disz@c) masz-da5
5. gu4-gu4 DIRI
6. 6(asz@c) ki-mu-zi
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010013

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01490
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001488
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1490

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 384

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

    contra BIN 8, rev has traces of writing

  • history: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 155 fn. 2

    [Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.

  • history: ASJ 5, p.127-145, p. 129

    [Pomponio1983Archives] Pomponio, Francesco. 1983. “‘Archives’ and the Prosopography of Fara.” Acta Sumerologica 5: 127–45.

  • history: Prosopografia Fara, XIII

    [Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (9)

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 13:01:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-18 at 16:50:29 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-08-22 at 13:33:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 384 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010013.
BIN 08, 384 artifact entry (No. P010013). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010013 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 08, 384 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010013 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {BIN 08, 384 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010013},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 384 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010013.
BIN 08, 384 artifact entry (No. P010013). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010013 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 08, 384 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010013 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {BIN 08, 384 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010013},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010013
LB  - CDLI:P010013
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BIN 08, 384 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010013
ER  -
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