BIN 03, 356 (P106162)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 00359

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki GI
 en: 2 talents, 30 ma-na of GI wool,
2. [na4] 1(asz) gu2 2(disz) ma-na-ta
 en: according to the 1 talent, 2 ma-na stone.
3. [bar udu] mu-kux(DU)-ra
 en: Fleece of “delivered” sheep.
4. mu-kux(DU)
 en: mu-kux(DU) delivery.
5. lu2-kal-la
 en: Lu-kala
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
 en: Conveyor: Nur-Suen.
3. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
 en: On the 28th day.
4. iti a2-ki-ti
 en: Month: “Akitu.”
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
 en: Year following: “Šu-Suen king of Ur built the Amorite wall (called) Muriq-tidnim.”
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}[szu-{d}]suen
 en: Šu-Suen,
2. lugal kal-ga
 en: strong king,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four quarters:
column 2
1. nu-ur2-{d}suen
 en: Nur-Suen,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu [i-di3-er3-ra]
 en: child of Idi(n)-Erra,
4. ARAD2-[zu]
 en: your slave.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000563 (composite) (P430657) S000563 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P106162

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 00359
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016364
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-003330
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.359

References

  • primary: BIN 3, 356

    [Keiser1971BIN3] Keiser, Clarence E. 1971. Neo-Sumerian Account Texts from Drehem. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 3. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 3, 022, NBC 00359

    [Sigrist2001CBCY3] Sigrist, Marcel. 2001. Neo-Sumerian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2020-07-29 at 00:42:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2018-04-03 at 14:50:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 19:29:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 20:19:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-22 at 20:17:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:25:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 03, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P106162.
BIN 03, 356 artifact entry (No. P106162). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106162 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 03, 356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106162 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 03, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P106162
LB  - CDLI:P106162
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BIN 03, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106162
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 03, 356 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P106162.
BIN 03, 356 artifact entry (No. P106162). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106162 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 03, 356 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106162 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 03, 356 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P106162
LB  - CDLI:P106162
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BIN 03, 356 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106162
ER  -
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