BIN 08, 038 (P212615)

Legal tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 06911

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur
2. nig2-sa10
3. 1(asz@c) e2 sar-kam
4. nin-pa-da
5. dam lugal-sza3
6. im-ta-KID?
7. szu ba-ti
8. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
9. 1(asz@c) sze gur
reverse
1. KUM-tusz#-[sze3]
2. dumu lugal-[sza3]
3. szu ba#-[ti]
4. nig2-sa10# [x x x]

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212615

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) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06911
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009895
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6911

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 38

    [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.

    Record of the sale of a building lot priced in barley - nig2-szam2, szu-ba-ti

  • history: SRU, 37

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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
2011-11-20 at 14:17:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:16 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 038 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212615.
BIN 08, 038 artifact entry (No. P212615). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212615 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212615 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212615},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212615
LB  - CDLI:P212615
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BIN 08, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212615
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 038 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212615.
BIN 08, 038 artifact entry (No. P212615). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212615 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212615 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212615},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212615
LB  - CDLI:P212615
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BIN 08, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212615
ER  -
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