BIN 08, 012 (P221540)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 05919

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(u@c)] 7(asz@c)# sze# gur saggal#
2. ur2#-si#
3. 2(barig@c) szu#-asz3
4. 2(barig@c) e2-mah-da
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) U2-U2
2. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) isz-tup#-il
3. 1(asz@c) nin-tur-tur
4. 1(asz@c) gudu4# e2-mud#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) du-du
2. 1(asz@c) bara2-a-ra2-nu2
  blank space
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 5(ban2) sze gur saggal
2. [x?] lu2-mah
3. [n?] 5(asz@c)#? nam-lugal#-ni-du10

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/P221540

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 05919
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008900
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5919

References

  • primary: BIN 8, 12

    [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.

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
2015-05-07 at 08:44:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-08-23 at 08:42:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:30 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:53 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221540.
BIN 08, 012 artifact entry (No. P221540). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221540 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221540 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221540},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221540
LB  - CDLI:P221540
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BIN 08, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221540
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 08, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221540.
BIN 08, 012 artifact entry (No. P221540). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221540 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221540 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221540},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221540
LB  - CDLI:P221540
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BIN 08, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221540
ER  -
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