BIN 08, 172 (P212716)

Legal 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 06913

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c)! ku3 gin2
  (3(asz@c))
2. 2(asz@c) aktum tug2
3. 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2-kam
4. nig2-sa10 GAN2-kam
5. ur-ki-ke4 szu ba-ti
6. 4(asz@c) ku3 gin2
7. nig2-sa10 GAN2-kam#
8. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum gur
9. isz-[GAN2-bi]
10. inim til-a-am6
11. lugal-la2
12. [ur]-szul-bi
reverse
1. szu ba-ti-esz2
2. 1(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2
3. lu2 ma2 muszen
4. lu2 inim-ma inim til-a-kam
5. lu2 GAN2-ba am6-ma-du3-da
6. ku3-da ku3 <gur>-ru#-dam
7. inim-ma# an#-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P212716

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 06913
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009897
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6913

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 172

    [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, 17

    [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
2013-01-12 at 07:40:58 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, 172 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212716.
BIN 08, 172 artifact entry (No. P212716). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212716 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212716 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212716},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BIN 08, 172 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 08, 172 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212716.
BIN 08, 172 artifact entry (No. P212716). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212716 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 172 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212716 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212716},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212716},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212716
LB  - CDLI:P212716
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BIN 08, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212716
ER  -
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