BIN 08, 155 (P212701)

Letter tablet 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 06927

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-lugal-ke4
2. na-be2-a
3. inim-ma#-ra
4. u3-na#-du11#
5. 1(asz@c) nin-x-x
6. 1(asz@c) x [...] x
7. lu2 di-da-mu me
8. 1(asz@c) lugal#-lu2
reverse
1. dumu ne-sag
2. 1(asz@c) ama-sa6
3. 1(asz@c) ur-PA
4. dumu a2-ni-ta
5. lu2-ki-inim-ma-me
6. sanga
7. he2-na-ab-be2
8. kiszib3 he2-ra-ra
9. di-bi di he2-be2

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212701

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06927
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009911
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6927

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 155

    [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: SRU, 93

    [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.

  • history: FAOS 19, Is 1

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: RA 59, p.115-126, p. 115

    [Lambert1965Umma] Lambert, Maurice. n.d. “La Vie Économique à Umma à l’époque d’Agadé (Suite). Textes Justificatifs.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 115–26.

  • history: Michalowski Letters, no. 67

    [Michalowski1993Letters] Michalowski, Piotr. 1993. Letters from Early Mesopotamia. Vol. 3. Writings from the Ancient World.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:40:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:39:26 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
2019-06-19 at 06:03:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 155 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212701.
BIN 08, 155 artifact entry (No. P212701). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212701 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 155 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212701 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {BIN 08, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212701},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 155 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212701.
BIN 08, 155 artifact entry (No. P212701). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212701 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 155 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212701 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {BIN 08, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212701
LB  - CDLI:P212701
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BIN 08, 155 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212701
ER  -
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