Calendars 070, NBC 7439 (P200608)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 07439

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. iti amar-a-a-si sa2#?
  month 10
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  month 11
3. iti sze-il2-la
  month 12
4. iti buru14-masz
  month 01
5. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
  month 02
6. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
  month 03
7. iti szu-numun-a
  month 04
8. iti munu4-gu7
  month 05
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi-da
  month 06
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
  month 07
3. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
  month 08
4. iti mu-szu-du7
  month 09
5. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz)
 en: (total:) 12,
6. iti gir2-su
 en: months of Girsu.
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Cultic Calendars, 070, NBC 7439

    [Cohen1993Calendars] Cohen, Mark E. 1993. The Cultic Calendars of the Ancient Near East. Bethesda, Md : CDL Press.

  • history: Festivals & Calendars, cover photos

    [Cohen2015Festivals] Cohen, Mark E. 2015. Festivals and Calendars of the Ancient Near East. CDL Press Bethesda Maryland.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 07439
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) [uncertain]
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.00, 00.00.11.00, 00.00.12.00, 00.00.01.00, 00.00.02.00, 00.00.03.00, 00.00.04.00, 00.00.05.00, 00.00.06.00, 00.00.07.00, 00.00.08.00, 00.00.09.00
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  • Accounting Period: 00.00.10.00 to 00.00.09.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:01:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:16:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-27 at 09:31:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-12-10 at 15:30:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:24:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Calendars 070, NBC 7439 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200608.
Calendars 070, NBC 7439 artifact entry (No. P200608). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200608 (Original work published 2002)
Calendars 070, NBC 7439 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200608 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Calendars,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {Calendars 070, {NBC} 7439 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200608},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Calendars 070, NBC 7439 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P200608.
Calendars 070, NBC 7439 artifact entry (No. P200608). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P200608 (Original work published 2002)
Calendars 070, NBC 7439 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P200608 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).
@misc{2024Calendars,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {Calendars 070, {NBC} 7439 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P200608},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P200608},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P200608
LB  - CDLI:P200608
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - Calendars 070, NBC 7439 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P200608
ER  -
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