BIN 08, 037 (P212614)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05374

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1/3(asz@c) 3(disz)# ku3 sza-na gin2
2. ur-lugal
3. szusz3
4. szu ba-ti#
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ud5
6. 8(asz@c) u8
7. 7(asz@c) udu-nita
8. mu 1(asz@c)-kam
9. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) udu-nita
column 2
1. 4(asz@c)#? u8
2. mu 2(asz@c)-kam
3. udu SZUL-a
4. unu{ki}-ke4
5. ba-lah5
6. 1(u@c) ud5
7. e2-igi-il2-e
8. ba-lah5
9. 1(asz@c) udu-nita
10. e2-musz
reverse
column 1
1. ur-tul2-sag-ke4?
2. ba-de6
3. maszkim-be6
4. 8(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
5. e2-zi
6. kar-pesz2?{ki}-ke4
7. ba-de6
8. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) a-e2-da
9. szu ba-ti
10. bar ku3 gin2
column 2
1. lugal-ka-ge-du10
2. sa12-du5-ke4
3. ba-de6
4. 1(asz@c) sze lid2-ga
5. e2-ki-du10-ga szu ba-ti
6. sag-amar-sun2-sze3
7. amar-ku6#-a-ra2-ke4
8. i3-su-su
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212614

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 05374
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-019438
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.5374

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 37

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

    Assignment of silver, animals,, and grain to various persons - ba-DU, ba-lah4, szu-ba-ti

  • history: MC 4, p. 7ff.

    [Steinkeller1992MC4] Steinkeller, Piotr, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1992. Third-Millennium Legal and Administrative Texts in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. Mesopotamian Civilizations 4. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-02-20 at 08:26:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-30 at 07:37:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-21 at 06:44:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-08-22 at 05:25:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-12-20 at 16:19:16 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 037 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212614.
BIN 08, 037 artifact entry (No. P212614). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212614 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212614 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212614},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212614
LB  - CDLI:P212614
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - BIN 08, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212614
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 037 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212614.
BIN 08, 037 artifact entry (No. P212614). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212614 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212614 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212614},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212614
LB  - CDLI:P212614
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - BIN 08, 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212614
ER  -
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