BIN 08, 173 (P212717)

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 06984

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. [x] 4(asz@c)#? ku3 gin2#
2. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
3. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) i3 szah2 sila3
4. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) zu2-lum gur
5. 1(asz@c) szah2 u2
  1 line blank
6. nig2-sa10 nin-gissu-na-ni-kam
7. ur-lugal sipa ansze-ke4
8. i3-szi-szum2
reverse
1. BAD abul e2-gal#-[la-ka]
2. di-be6 si ab-sa2
3. du-du
4. x [x x] DA AN [...] ti [x]
5. lu2 inim#-[ma]-ke4#-ne#
6. i3-gi#?-[ne?]-esz2#?
7. nam [...] x AN x

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212717

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 06984
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009968
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6984

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 173

    [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, 82

    [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: RA 59, p.115-126, p. 117

    [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: cf. Edzard, ZA . . .

    [sec23808] N.d.

  • citation: ASJ 22, p.279-301, p. 285

    [Wilcke2000si-sa2] Wilcke, Claus. 2000. “The Verb Si — Sa₂: A Diachronic List of Datable Occurrences Grouped According to the Number of Participants to the Action.” Acta Sumerologica 22: 279–301.

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
2008-10-09 at 16:03:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:17 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 173 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212717.
BIN 08, 173 artifact entry (No. P212717). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212717 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212717 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212717
LB  - CDLI:P212717
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BIN 08, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212717
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 173 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212717.
BIN 08, 173 artifact entry (No. P212717). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212717 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212717 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212717},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212717
LB  - CDLI:P212717
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BIN 08, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212717
ER  -
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