BIN 03, 608 (P106415)

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 05607

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. 1(disz) sila4 ga
2. ki# ur#-szu muhaldim
3. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
4. 1(disz) sila4 ga
5. ki uri5{ki}-ki-du10 muhaldim
6. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
7. 1(disz) sila4 ga
8. ki# ur#-szu muhaldim
reverse
1. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
2. a-mun-ki-sze3
3. giri3 puzur4-{d}en-lil2
4. ki a-ba-{d}en-lil2-gin7-ta
5. ba-zi
6. iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2
7. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
column 2
1. {d}nin-[lil2-ama-mu]
2. sukkal sza3 [e2-duru5?-ka]
3. nimgir-[gal?]
4. ARAD2-da-ni-[ir]
5. in-na-[ba]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Ibbi-Suen.02.12.15 to Ibbi-Suen.02.12.17

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000310 (composite) (P429948) S000310 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P106415

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 05607
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 016616
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008588
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5607

References

  • primary: BIN 3, 608

    [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.

  • history: ENES, 0653 (seal)

    [Buchanan1981ENES] Buchanan, Briggs. 1981. Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale University Press.

  • history: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 161, p. 168 19

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • citation: CBCY 3, 200, NBC 05607

    [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
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-12-16 at 15:34:26 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand 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
2016-07-28 at 14:11:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-07-31 at 11:56:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 21:58:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:25:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:54:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 03, 608 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106415.
BIN 03, 608 artifact entry (No. P106415). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106415 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 03, 608 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106415 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {BIN 03, 608 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106415},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106415},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 03, 608 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106415.
BIN 03, 608 artifact entry (No. P106415). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106415 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 03, 608 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106415 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {BIN 03, 608 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106415},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106415},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P106415
LB  - CDLI:P106415
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - BIN 03, 608 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106415
ER  -
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