BIN 05, 272 (P106706)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01332

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [2(u) 4(disz)] gurusz# engar# [...]
2'. [iti] 4(disz)-sze3#
3'. [iti sze]-sag11-ku5-ta
some text moved to next line
4'. iti nesag#-[sze3]
5'. [2(u) 4(disz)?] gurusz engar sza3-gu4#
6'. [iti] 8(disz)#-sze3
7'. [iti dal-ta]
some text moved to next line
8'. iti# {d}dumu-zi#-[sze3]
9'. [...]
10'. [a2-bi u4 ...] 2(gesz'u)
11'. [...] x
12'. [...]
13'. [...] sze gur
14'. [a2 7(disz)? sila3]-ta
15'. [a2-bi u4 n] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
16'. [a2] 5(disz) sila3 1/2(disz)
17'. [a2 n] sila3-ta
18'. [a2-bi u4 n] 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
19'. [...] 2/3(disz)
20'. [a2 lu2] hun-ga2
21. [...] kin ak
22'. [ki]-ta
23'. [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
24'. [ki szesz]-kal-la dumu da-da-ta
column 2
beginning broken
1'. szunigin 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2'. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3'. sza3-bi-ta
4'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5'. zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
6'. 8(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
7'. ki-su7 gu-la u3 a-kun-kum2 gub-ba
8'. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
9'. ki-su7 gub-ba
10'. 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
11'. sze ga6-ga2
12'. ki-su7 e2-nin9-tur-tur
13'. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14'. gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
bottom
1. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2@v) 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)
calculation: 252 + 520 + 118 1/2 + 5 + 281 = 1176 1/2
column 3
beginning broken
1'. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
2'. sza3 buru14
3'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(iku) GAN2-ta
4'. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
5'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
calculation: (2 × 9 × 3 ÷ 1) + (3 × 9 × 3 ÷ 6) = 54 + 13 1/5 = 67 1/2
ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
6'. a-sza3 gaba e2-lugal ku5-a engar
7'. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
8'. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) tug2-gur8 1(iku) GAN2-ta
9'. gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
10'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
calculation: (2 × 120 × 3 ÷ 1) + (3 × 120 × 3 ÷ 6) = 720 + 180 = 900
11'. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 4(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
12'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 9(gesz2)
calculation: 4 × 270 × 3 ÷ 6 = 540
13'. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
14'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
calculation: 3 × 216 × 3 ÷ 6 = 324
15'. 2(bur3) GAN2 ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz)! 1(esze3) GAN2-ta
16'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
calculation: 2 × 36 × 3 ÷ 6 = 36
bottom
1. 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz)
calculation: [707] + 67 1/2 + 900 + 540 + 324 + 36 = 2574 1/2
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] x x x x
3'. 1(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 2(iku) GAN2-ta
4'. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
calculation: 4? × 18 × 2? ÷ 2 = 36
5'. a-sza3 {d}szara2
6'. GAN2-gu4
7'. a2 numun-na
8'. 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 2(u) sar-ta
9'. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz)
calculation: 3300 ÷ 20 = 165
10'. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
11'. a2-bi u4 7(gesz2)
calculation: 2100 ÷ 5 = 420
12'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 6(disz) sar-ta
13'. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(disz)
calculation: 750 ÷ 6 = 125
14'. 7(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
15'. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
calculation: 446 ÷ 4 = 111 1/5
bottom
1. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz@v) 1/2(disz)
calculation: [1240] + 36 + 165 + 420 + 125 + 111 1/2 = 2097 1/2
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. a2 [...]
3'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) [...]
4'. a2-bi [u4 n]
5'. 5(u) 4(disz) szar# [...]
6'. a2-bi u4 [n]
7'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [szar] 2(u) 5(disz) sar-[ta]
8'. a2-bi u4 3(u)# [1/2(disz)]
calculation: 762 1/2 ÷ 25 = 30 1/5
9'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) szar# 1(u) [sar-ta]
10'. a2-bi u4 7(disz)# [1/2(disz)]
calculation: 75 ÷ 10 = 7 1/2
11'. 1(gesz2) sar gi [n sar-ta]
12'. a2-[bi u4 n]
13'. a2 lu2 [hun-ga2]
14'. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [szar 1(u) sar-ta]
15'. a2-bi u4 2(u)# [5(disz) 1/2(disz)]
calculation: 255 ÷ 10 = 25 1/5
16'. a2 sza3 [...]
17'. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) sar [n sar-ta]
18'. a2-bi u4 [n]
19'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
20'. a2-bi u4 [n]
21'. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 5(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
22'. a2-bi u4 [n]
23'. 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) [szar n sar-ta]
24'. a2-bi u4 [n]
25'. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) [...]
bottom
1. 6(gesz2) 1(u) [n]
calculation: [n] + 30 1/2 + 7 1/2 + 25 1/2 = 370+
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. a2-bi u4 [x]
3. 9(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
4. a2-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
5. 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) [...]
6. ab-sin2-ta la-ag#
7. a2 6(disz) sila3-ta
8. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la#
9. a-sza3 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
10. 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi ku5-[ra2]
11. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 6(disz)
12. 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) sar gi ku5-[ra2]
13. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)
14. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
15. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) a-sza3 la2-mah
16. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar al 3(disz) <szar>-ta
18. a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
calculation: 75 ÷ 3 = 25
19. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar gi SIG7 2(u) sar
20. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
calculation: 1500 ÷ 20 = 75
21. a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2
22. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
23. 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sza3-gu4 igi-du
24. a-sza3 gaba e2-lugal
25. kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
26. a-sza3-ge kin ak
27. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar kin gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta a2-bi u4 2(u) 4(disz)?
28. 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
29. pa4 a-da-ga ba-al-la
30. a-sza3 la2-mah
31. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
32. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
33. ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
34. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2 ma2 diri-ga
35. u4 [...] 3(disz)-sze3 ba-al#-[la]
rest broken
column 2
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a2 ur-mes x [...]
3. kiszib3 lugal-mu-[ma-ag2?]
4. 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
5. kasz-de2-a lugal e2-masz-e szu du11-du11-ga
6. kiszib3 ur-lugal
7. 1(disz) gurusz iti 2(disz)-sze3
8. ma2-da-ga-asz gen-na
9. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)
10. kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. ga2-nun e2 lugal-ka-da tusz-a
13. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
14. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 8(disz)-sze3
15. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u)
16. umma{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3
17. ma2-la2-a gid2-da ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 ma2-la2-a ba-al-la u3 ma2 diri-ga
18. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
19. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
20. a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
21. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar 7(disz) gin2 kin u2 sahar-ba
22. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
23. a2-[bi u4 2(u)] 3(disz) 2/3(disz)
24. 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
25. u2 ga6-ga2
26. kun-zi-da i7 ur-saga
27. kab2-ku5 i7 ka-ma-ri2{ki}
28. 2(u) 6(disz) sar 1(u) gin2 kin sahar
29. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta pa4 a da-ga
30. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz)
31. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
32. ka i7 ur-saga-ka-sze3
33. {u2}|ZI&ZI|? ga6-ga2
34. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu da-da
35. 5(u) 2(disz) x [...]
rest broken
column 3
1. 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sar kin sahar
2. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
3. a2-bi u4 2(u) 3(disz)
4. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3
5. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)
6. ki gesz-i3 a-da gub-ba
7. a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra
8. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
9. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)! sa gi
10. gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
11. gu-nigin2-bi 3(gesz2)
12. gurusz-e gu-nigin2 2(disz)-ta
13. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
14. gi SIG7 a-sza3 en-du8-du-ta
15. ga2-nun kar-ra kux(KWU147)-ra
16. kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
17. [...] 5(u) 5/6(disz) sar kin sahar
18. gurusz-e 1(u) gin2-ta
19. a2-bi u4 5(gesz2) 5(disz)
20. i7 sal4-la{ki} ba-al-la
21. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
column 4
1. 6(disz) gurusz gu4-e-us2-sa
2. 6(disz) gurusz a-sza3-da tusz-a
3. iti 3(disz)-sze3
4. a2-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2)
5. 1/2(disz) ARAD2-hu-la
6. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
7. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}szara2
8. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}inanna
9. 1/2(disz) lu2-gi-na szu-i
10. 1/2(disz) lugal-nesag-e
11. iti 3(disz)-sze3
12. a2-bi u4 4(gesz2) 3(u) a2 u4-du8-<a> dumu-gi7
13. 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
14. a2 u4-du8-ha ug3-IL2
15. iti 3(disz)-sze3
16. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
17. iti {d}dumu-zi-sze3
column 5
1. [szunigin] 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
credits = debits exactly
2. zi-ga-am3
3. [nig2]-ka9-ak [lugal]-gu4-e nu-banda3-gu4
4. [mu {gesz?}]gu-za {d}en-lil2 ba-dim2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.03.01.00, Amar-Suen.03.04.00, Amar-Suen.03.05.00, Amar-Suen.03.10.00, Amar-Suen.03.12.00
Accounting Period	Amar-Suen.03.01.00 to Amar-Suen.03.12.00

Record

20111022 englund: BIN 05, 262 = rev. i 17'-22', debits match credits exactly, with column subtotals; followed by TCL 5, 5675

CDLI number	P106706
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P106706

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	NBC 01332
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	009856
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-004304
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.1332
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil)	4429

References

primary: BIN 5, 272

[Hackman1937BIN5] Hackman, George G. 1937. Temple Documents of the Third Dynasty of Ur from Umma. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University, Vol. 5. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: Vanderroost diss., p. 247-249 21

[Vanderroost2013diss] Vanderroost, Nicolas. 2013. “Organisation Administrative Du Bureau de l’agriculture d’Umma à l’époque de La Troisième Dynastie d’Ur.” Phdthesis, Université Libre de Bruxelles .
citation: BSA 5 (pp. 115-145), 117ff.

[Maekawa1990BSA5] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1990. “Cultivation Methods in the Ur III Period.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 115–45.
citation: UNL I-2, 193

[Pettinato1967UNL] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1967. Untersuchungen Zur Neusumerischen Landwirtschaft 1. Die Felder. Vol. 2. Pubblicazioni Del Seminario Di Semitistica. Ricerche.
citation: CBCY 3, 055, NBC 01332

[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
2024-10-27 at 14:27:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 13:43:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-12 at 09:16:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther	Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
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
2022-03-04 at 13:10:16	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand		CDLI	Approved
2017-07-11 at 11:43:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2016-01-01 at 17:42:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 12:42:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-01-29 at 10:00:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-01-29 at 09:59:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-01-29 at 09:55:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-01-22 at 09:33:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2013-08-11 at 09:44:44	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2013-01-04 at 12:08:44	Heimpel, Wolfgang	Transliteration	Heimpel, Wolfgang		CDLI	Approved
2012-04-16 at 13:01:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-11-10 at 12:44:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-10-22 at 18:01:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:26:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:09:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-04-07 at 23:11:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:17:20	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 05, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106706.

BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (No. P106706). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106706 (Original work published 2001)

BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106706 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 05, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106706.

BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (No. P106706). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106706 (Original work published 2001)

BIN 05, 272 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106706 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BIN 05, 272 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106706},
}

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