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BIN 08, 352 (P221483)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01497

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2 sar 2/3(asz@c){sza} gin2 5(asz@c)
2. dim3-tur
3. dam sanga-ke4
4. [ka5-a]
5. azlag3-[sze3]
6. e-sze3-sa10
7. 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) sze gur 2(disz@t) UL
column 2
1. 1/3(asz@c){sza} la2 gin2 2(asz@c) ku3 luh-ha
2. ka5-a
3. ti-la-ni
4. szu ba-ti
5. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2
6. ad6-da-ni ki-mah-sze3 du3-de3
7. 2(asz@c) sze gur 2(disz@t) UL
8. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
column 3
1. 2(u@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
2. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
3. 1/2(asz@c) kas dug
4. munus-sa6
5. szu ba-ti
6. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
7. 2(u@c) ninda 3(asz@c) tu7
8. 1/2(asz@c) kas dug
9. ur2-ku3-ge
10. szu ba-ti
11. 1(u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
column 4
1. giri3-ni-ba-dab5
2. dam munus-sa6
3. nin-tur
4. 1(u@c) ninda [1(asz@c) tu7]
5. [geme2-ub5]-ku3#-[ga]
6. 5(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
7. amar-ezem
8. 5(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
reverse
column 1
1. en-ra-gub
2. 1(u@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
3. nigar-mud
4. 5(asz@c) ninda 2(disz@t) [tu7]
5. lugal-sag-kal
6. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
7. a-dingir-mu
8. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
9. lugal-uszur3-ra
column 2
1. aga3-us2 sanga-me
2. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
4. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
5. nam-mah-ni
6. munu4-mu2
7. 3(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
8. lugal-u3-ma
9. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
10. ki-tusz-lu2
11. 5(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
column 3
1. ur-abzu-banda3{da}
2. dam-gar3-ra
3. 3(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7 lugal-an-da
4. 3(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7 lugal-dingir-mu
5. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c)! tu7 bara2-geszgal-la-DU
6. 3(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) tu7
7. gan-{d}me-dar-an-na
8. 3(u@c) ninda 5(asz@c) tu7
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) kas dug
2. {d}nin-gir2-su-anzu2{muszen}
3. nimgir
4. aga3-us2 4(asz@c)-am6 ninda 3(asz@c) tu7 1(asz@c) sila3-ta
5. szu ba-ti
6. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
7. da-da
8. 3(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
9. inim-du11 ugula-me
10. lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-me
11. en-en3-tar-zi
12. sanga 2(u) la2 3(disz@t)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 352

    [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: SRU, 35

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 137

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus (ELTS). The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/earliest-land-tenure-systems-near-east-ancient-kudurrus.

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  • Museum No.: MLC 01497
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-03 at 01:40:45 Leroy, Robin Artifact Leroy, Robin Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-09-01 at 08:05:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-13 at 15:49:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 08, 352 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221483.
BIN 08, 352 artifact entry (No. P221483). (2024, December 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221483 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 352 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221483 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
@misc{2024BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 3},
	title = {BIN 08, 352 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221483},
}


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