BIN 08, 354 (P221485)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 01499

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [3(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
2. [engar ki-gub-me]
3. [4(asz@c) dal-muszen 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
4. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a]
5. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) geszgal-si]
6. [ugula ki-siki-ka]-me
7. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3]
8. [sipa szah2]
9. [1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
10. [2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
11. [2(barig) ur-sag]
12. [sze-bi 8(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(barig) gur saggal]
13. [ur-sag]
column 2
1. [2(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
2. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula]
3. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
7. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 7(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) inim-ma#-ni-zi#
column 3
1. [1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
2. [1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
3. sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) dam-dingir-mu#
4. RU-lugal-me
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-inim-si-sa2
7. szu-ku6 a du10-ga
8. 4(asz@c) simug 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
9. 3(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
10. 7(asz@c) aszgab 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
11. 6(asz@c) ad#-kup4 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) tug2-du8 [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 4
1. [3(asz@c) tug2-du8 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)]
2. [1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) szagan]-kesz2
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula
5. ma2-lah5-me
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 tir 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) gesz-kin-ti-me
8. 8(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) gir2-nun
10. gab2-kas4
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) za3-mu
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2#
13. [sipa ansze surx(ERIM)-ka-me]
column 5
1. [4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
2. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) sipa szaganx(AMA)]{sza:gan}-me
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
4. 1(barig@c) gab2-ra-ni
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) inim-du11
6. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2) gab2-ra inim-ma-ni-zi
7. sag-apin-me
8. 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
9. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)#
10. gab2-ra-ni-me
11. 1(barig@c) en-DU
12. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
13. gab2-ra-ni-me
14. 1(barig@c)# lugal#-[da-nu-me-a]
column 6
1. [2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
2. [gab2-ra-ni]
3. sipa [udu] siki-ka me#
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) urix(LAK526)
5. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a
6. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 1(disz@t) 1(barig) 2(ban2) il2-me
8. 6(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(barig) ugula#
10. sze-bi 2(disz@t) 2(barig) nu-kiri6-me
11. dingir-a-mu
12. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula#
14. [sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2) ur-szul]
15. [4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
16. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ugula]
column 7
1. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}ab-u2]
2. 4(asz@c) [lu2 1(barig@c)]
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [ugula]
4. sze-bi 1(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
5. azlag3-me
6. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) tug2-dan6#-me#
reverse
column 1
1. [2(barig) ur2-mud]
2. agrig#
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) u2-bil-la-ni
4. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 2(barig) ugula
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig) amar-giri16{ki}
7. 2(barig) i3-li2-be6-li2
8. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
9. 2(barig) en-ig-[gal]
10. nu-[banda3]
11. 2(barig) ki2#-[num]
12. ka#-[szagan]
13. [2(barig) nita-zi]
14. [sagi]
column 2
1. [2(barig) amar-giri16{ki}]
2. [muhaldim]
3. 2(barig) en-uszur3-re2
4. lu2 e2-nig2-ka#
5. 2(barig) igi-zi
6. szu-i2
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ha-ma-ti
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-kur-ra
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-szu-mah#
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-mu-da#-kusz2
11. muhaldim-me
12. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
13. sukkal#
14. 1(barig@c) ur#-[du6]
column 3
1. i3#-du8
2. 2(barig) gu-u2
3. lu2 esz2-gid2
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
5. [lu2] zi-ga#
6. 2(barig@c) a-ba-sa2
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-bi
9. dub-sar-me
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-na-u4-mu
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-tur#
12. lu2 igi-nigin2 didli-me
13. 8(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 2(asz@c) bahar2# me#
column 4
1. szu-nigin2# 1(u@c)! 3(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(u) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. gu2#-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c)# 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(u) 3(disz@t) lu2# sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) 1(u) la2 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur saggal
3. sze#-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba
4. e2 [{d}]ba-ba6-ka#
5. [sa6]-sa6#
6. dam# URU-KA-gi#-na
7. [lugal]
8. [lagasz{ki}-ka]
column 6
1. en-szu-gi4-gi4
2. agrig-ge
3. guru7# ka2 {d}gan-gir2-ka-ka
4. dub-ba-ta
5. e-ne-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) ba-am6

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P221485

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01499
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001497
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1499

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 354

    [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: FAOS 15/2, 81

    [Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:27:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-13 at 16:31:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:52 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 354 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221485.
BIN 08, 354 artifact entry (No. P221485). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221485 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 354 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221485 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 354 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221485},
}


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TI  - BIN 08, 354 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 354 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221485.
BIN 08, 354 artifact entry (No. P221485). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221485 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 354 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221485 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 354 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221485},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221485},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221485
LB  - CDLI:P221485
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BIN 08, 354 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221485
ER  -
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