BIN 05, 297 (P106731)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 03147

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. ba-za-mu
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
2. {d}nanna-kam
3. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
4. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
6. inim-{d}inanna
7. u4 7(disz)-kam
left
1. iti nesag

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P106731

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 03147
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 009881
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-006120
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.3147

References

  • primary: BIN 5, 297

    [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.

  • citation: CBCY 3, 137, NBC 03147

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2011-07-22 at 13:26:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:09:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:17:21 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 05, 297 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106731.
BIN 05, 297 artifact entry (No. P106731). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106731 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 05, 297 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106731 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BIN 05, 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106731},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 05, 297 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P106731.
BIN 05, 297 artifact entry (No. P106731). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P106731 (Original work published 2001)
BIN 05, 297 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P106731 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {BIN 05, 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P106731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P106731},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P106731
LB  - CDLI:P106731
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BIN 05, 297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P106731
ER  -
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