BIN 08, 171 (P212715)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 06904

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2 bar-ra
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur
3. nig2-sa10 ki numun-zi-kam
4. du-du
5. dumu ur-PA-ke4
6. szu ba-ti
7. 1(asz@c) bar-siki tug2
8. 1(asz@c) sze gur
9. 1(asz@c) i3 szah2 sila3
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. isz-GAN2-be6
3. inim-be6 al#-til#
4. ur2-ni
5. lu2 sa10 ak
6. du-du
7. lu2 sa10 gu7#

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212715

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06904
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009888
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6904

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 171

    [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, 39

    [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
2019-06-18 at 06:18:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 171 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212715.
BIN 08, 171 artifact entry (No. P212715). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212715 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212715 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212715},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BIN 08, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212715
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 171 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212715.
BIN 08, 171 artifact entry (No. P212715). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212715 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212715 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212715},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212715
LB  - CDLI:P212715
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BIN 08, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212715
ER  -
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