BIN 08, 144 (P212690)

Administrative tablet excavated in Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 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 06971

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(bur'u@c) _GAN2_
2. _esz2-gar3_ 5(asz@c) _{gesz}apin_
3. lu-lu
4. u2-ba-ri2
5. 1(asz@c) _geme2_
6. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) _sze gur_ a-ga-de3#{ki}
7. szu be-li2-ba-ni
8. 1(asz@c) _ARAD2_
9. szu ur-{d}utu
10. 1(u@c) _sze gur_
11. 1(asz@c) _dumu ga nita usz2_
12. szu szu-esz18-dar#
13. 1(u@c) _sze gur_
14. szu a-hu-i-szar
15. szu 4(asz@c) _engar lugal_
column 2
1. lu-[lu]
2. isz-lu#-[ul]
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) _sze# gur#_
4. 1(u@c) _ku3-babbar gin2#_
5. 2(asz@c) _dabin gur#_
6. 1(u@c) _sila3 i3-[szah2_]
7. szu _{gesz#}[apin lugal_]
8. u3-i3-[li2]
9. a-na gal-zu-[szar]-ru-si-[in]
10. _maszkim lugal#_
11. lu-lu
12. u2-ka3-lim
13. 1(asz@c) gu-gu-sza
14. szu _{gesz}apin lugal_
15. szi u3-i3-li2
16. _mu_ 2(disz@t)-kam-NI
reverse
column 1
1. lu-lu it-ru
2. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) _sze gur_
3. in mug-da-an{ki}
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) _sze gur_
5. 1(barig@c) _dabin_
6. 1(barig@c) _munu4 gaz_
7. in bil3-lum-gal{ki}
8. szu u3-i3-li2
9. lu-lu isz-lu-ul
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10. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) _la2_ 3(asz@c) _sze gur_ a-ga-de3#[{ki}]
11. szunigin 1(asz@c) _ARAD2_ 1(asz@c) _geme2_ 1(asz@c) _dumu ga [nita usz2_]
12. szunigin 1(u@c) _ku3-babbar gin2_ 1(u@c) _sila3 i3-szah2#_
13. szu 5(asz@c) _engar lugal_
14. lu-lu isz-lu-ul
column 2
1. 1(bur'u@c) _GAN2_
2. _SIG7_ tul2-la-ba-ri
3. lu-lu
4. 1(bur'u@c) _GAN2_ su-mu#-gi_
5. dal-ba-at{ki}
6. 7(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) GAN2
7. _gesz-kin-ti_
8. 5(bur3@c) _GAN2_
9. _aga3-us2 aga3-us2_
10. _nu-banda3_ su-mu-gi
11. szunigin 3(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) _GAN2 saga_
12. isz-tu4 ki2-nu-mu-pi5
13. _ensi2_
14. lu-lu
15. u2-se11-s,i2

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Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
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Related publications

primary: BIN 8, 144

[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.
history: ASJ 4, p.7-51, p. 15-18

[Foster1982archive] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “An Agricultural Archive from Sargonic Akkad.” Acta Sumerologica 4: 7–51.

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 06971
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-05 at 09:42:00	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:17	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009955) (BC-009955)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6971) (NBC.6971)

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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 144 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212690.

BIN 08, 144 artifact entry (No. P212690). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212690 (Original work published 1970)

BIN 08, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212690 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212690},
}

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TI  - BIN 08, 144 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 144 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212690.

BIN 08, 144 artifact entry (No. P212690). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212690 (Original work published 1970)

BIN 08, 144 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212690 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 144 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212690},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212690
LB  - CDLI:P212690
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - BIN 08, 144 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212690
ER  -