BIN 08, 280 (P212824)

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 05883

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] _nig2#-lugud2#-da# i3-szah2_
2'. 8(asz@c) _kusz KAD4-x_
3'. 8(asz@c) _kusz a-edin_
4'. 8(kus@c) _kusz masz2 NI-UM_
5'. szu 1(disz) _mu_
6'. 8(asz@c) _kusz KAD4 x_
7'. 1(u@c) _la2 1(asz@c) kusz a-edin_
8'. 1(u@c) _la2 1(asz@c) kusz masz2 NI-UM_
9'. szu 2(disz) _mu_
10'. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) _gurdub tur bappir_
11'. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _gurdub tur munu4_
12'. [n] _gurdub tur sze-lu2_
13'. [n]+2(u@c) _la2 3(asz@c) gurdub ku6 ab-ba_
column 2
1'. 3(asz@c) [...]
2'. _sza3-ba_ 6(gesz2@c)# [...]
3'. _i3-[si]_
4'. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) [...]
5'. 6(u@c)#? [...]
6'. 1(gesz2@c)#? _la2 1(u@c) ku6 [x]_
7'. 1(gesz2@c) _la2 2(asz@c) gurdub zu2-lum_
8'. 3(asz@c)? _adx(LU2@s) KU udu sag10_
9'. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _adx(LU2@s) KU udu ANSZE*_
10'. 2(u@c) 2(barig@c) _nig2-ar3-ra gur sag-mah_
11'. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz) _sila3 dabin gur sag-mah#_
reverse
column 1
1. 7(asz@c) _zi3-sig15 gur sag#-mah#_
2. 3(asz@c) _imgaga3 gur sag#_
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) _gur# sag sze*_
4. 2(asz@c) _{kusz}lu-ub2_
5. sza3-ba 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) _zi3-sig15 gur sag_
6. _i3-si_
7. 1(asz@c) _{kusz}lu-ub2_
8. _sza3-ba_ 2(barig@c) _zi3-gu i3-[si]_
9. 1(asz@c) _gi-gur dub_ x [x?]
10. 2(asz@c) _|KU7xPA|-na_ [...]
11. 2(asz@c) _gi-x_ [...]
12. 2(asz@c) _gi-gur#_ [...]
13. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) _LU_ [x x?]
14. 3(asz@c) _nig2#?_ [...]
15. n 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [n] _la2#* 1(asz@c) ku6 ab-ba_
2. 2(u@c)* _la2 2(asz@c) {ku6}ba#*-szum#_
3. 1(gesz2@c)# 3(u@c) _{ku6}ba-GIR2!*-rin_
4. 3(u@c) _{ku6}ba-kuszu2_
5. szu# _ur-{sze3}szer7-da szu-ku6_
  blank space
6. _ma2 gu-la_
7. PU3-zu#-zu
8. _lu2-ma2_ an-ba
9. ur#-{d}utu
10. im#-hur

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/P212824

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 05883
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008864
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5883

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 280

    [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. 363ff., 490 (coll)

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

  • history: RA 59, p.115-126, p. 123

    [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.

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
2020-09-09 at 06:02:23 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-30 at 12:59:04 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
2015-06-30 at 07:47:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-26 at 13:26:00 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, 280 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212824.
BIN 08, 280 artifact entry (No. P212824). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212824 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212824 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212824},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 280 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212824.
BIN 08, 280 artifact entry (No. P212824). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212824 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212824 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212824},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212824},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212824
LB  - CDLI:P212824
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - BIN 08, 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212824
ER  -
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