BIN 08, 245 (P212789)

Administrative 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 05882

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n(asz@c)] sze# gur sag-[gal2] si#*-sa2
2. [e2]-ha#*-lu-ub2-e
3. [n] lugal#-gub-ba-ni
4. [n]+1(asz@c)* a2-kal-le
5. nagar#-me
6. [n] lugal#-iti-da
7. [n] ur-mes
8. [munu4]-mu2-me
9. [n]+1(asz@c) ur-{d}iszkur
10. [n] siki#-lum-lum
11. [n] lal3#-ama-na
12. [nu]-kiri6-me
13. [n] ur#-gu2 azlag3
14. [n ur]-{gesz}gigir2
15. [n]-zi#-edin
16. [n] 3(ban2)*-ta#
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) [...] 1(ban2@c)* 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. 3(disz) nin-me-na-[sze3?]
3. 2(asz@c) igi-gun3
4. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) dumu ARAD 1(disz) i3 1(ban2@c) 5(disz)* sila3-ta
5. 2(asz@c) ama-lukur-tuku
6. 2(asz@c) ama-a-zu
7. 2(barig@c)* 3(ban2@c) nam-uszur4 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3-ta
8. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ama eme2 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3-ta
9. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) dumu ga 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3-ta
10. dumu-munus-ni-me
  blank space
11. sze-ba 1(u)* iti
12. 3(barig@c) ur-gu2 sipa x
13. sze-ba 2(disz)* [iti]
14. 3(asz@c) i-szar-{d}suen#
15. 3(asz@c) szum#*-[su]
16. mu-[...-me]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [n]+2(asz@c) sag#-a-[ra2]
3'. 3(asz@c)* da#-da tug2#-[du8]
4'. 3(asz@c) ur-{gesz}gigir2
5'. 1(asz@c) da-da aga3-us2#
6'. 1(asz@c) ur-ga2
7'. aga3-us2
  blank space
8'. szunigin 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze gur sag-gal si-sa2
9'. ba-zi
  blank space
column 2
  blank
  (collations by Bridges)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212789

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
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 05882
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008863
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5882

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 245

    [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: Bridges, diss, Bridges, diss. 154ff., 490 (coll)

    [Bridges1981diss] Bridges, Susan J. 1981. “THE MESAG ARCHIVE: A STUDY OF SARGONIC SOCIETY AND ECONOMY.”

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-14 at 09:50:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-12 at 09:45:52 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
2018-05-30 at 12:37:43 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-20 at 06:56:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 245 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212789.
BIN 08, 245 artifact entry (No. P212789). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212789 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 245 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212789 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212789},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 245 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212789.
BIN 08, 245 artifact entry (No. P212789). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212789 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 245 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212789 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212789},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212789
LB  - CDLI:P212789
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - BIN 08, 245 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212789
ER  -
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