BIN 08, 254 (P212798)

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 05877

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
1. 1(asz@c) ama-bara2 _bahar4_
2. 1(asz@c) i-szar-ru-um _ad-kup4_
3. 1(asz@c) na-bi2 _szitim_
4. 1(asz@c) nin-gu2 _geme2_
5. lu2-dingir-ra
6. [x]-x-ru
7. [lu2]-ha-lu-ub2-e
8. [...]-ni#* _gub-ba#_
reverse
1. nagar# [...]
2. [...] geme2-TAR-x
3. ama#-bara2 _dub-sar mah_
4. it-ru

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/P212798

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 05877
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008858
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5877

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 254

    [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. 259ff., 489 (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
2020-09-08 at 05:22:08 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 09:10:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-24 at 11:40:08 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara 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, 254 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212798.
BIN 08, 254 artifact entry (No. P212798). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212798 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212798 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212798},
}


TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/10/8/
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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 254 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212798.
BIN 08, 254 artifact entry (No. P212798). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212798 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 254 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212798 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212798},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212798
LB  - CDLI:P212798
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - BIN 08, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212798
ER  -
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