BIN 08, 274 (P212818)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 06861

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) masz2-gal
2. az
  blank space
3. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. dur8-mu-pi5
2. dub-sar
3. _ARAD2_ ru-ba-tim

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002226 (composite) (P454936) S002226 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212818

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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 06861
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-009845
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.6861

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 274

    [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, cf. Bridges, diss. 259ff.

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

  • history: RSO 49 (pp. 159-184), p. 184

    [LambertM1975RSO49] Lambert, Maurice. 1975. “MESAG LE PRINCE ET MESAG LE SHABRA (LA VIE ÉCONOMIQUE À L’ÉPOQUE D’AGADÉ).” Rivista Degli Studi Orientali 49 (3/4): 159–84.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-16 at 14:29:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2020-09-09 at 05:54:42 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-24 at 11:40:12 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, 274 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212818.
BIN 08, 274 artifact entry (No. P212818). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212818 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 274 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212818 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {BIN 08, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212818},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 274 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212818.
BIN 08, 274 artifact entry (No. P212818). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212818 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 274 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212818 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {BIN 08, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212818},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212818
LB  - CDLI:P212818
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - BIN 08, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212818
ER  -
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