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

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

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

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
  blank space
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212690

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Mugdan (mod. Umm al-Jir)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06971
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • 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.

    collated


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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:42:00 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:17 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 Artifacts

“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: April 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212690},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	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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