BIN 08, 284 (P212828)

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 05812

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. 4(gesz2) 5(disz) udu
2. 3(u) la2 2(asz@c) sila4* ga!
  blank space
3. szunigin 4(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu
4. dingir-ki-ag2
5. 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 002225 (composite) (P454935) S002225 uncertain (mod. uncertain) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212828

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 05812
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008793
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5812

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 284

    [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, 487 (coll)

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

  • history: M. Lambert, RSO 49, p. 18f. [1975]

    [sec23951] N.d.

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
2018-05-29 at 16:20:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-12 at 18:20:21 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
2012-07-09 at 13:57:44 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:18 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, 284 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212828.
BIN 08, 284 artifact entry (No. P212828). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212828 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 284 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212828 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - BIN 08, 284 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 284 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212828.
BIN 08, 284 artifact entry (No. P212828). (2024, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212828 (Original work published 1970)
BIN 08, 284 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212828 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BIN 08, 284 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212828},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212828},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212828
LB  - CDLI:P212828
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - BIN 08, 284 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212828
ER  -
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