BIN 09, 388 (P236398)

Letter tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 07545

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u)? {kusz}ummu3 masz2-gal
2. [nig2]-u-nu-a siki-ud5-bi 2(disz) ma-na
3. aga3#-us2 gesz ku5-de3 gen-na-me
4. giri3 zi?-da-nu-um nu-banda3
5. 2(disz) {kusz}ummu3 masz2-gal
6. nig2-u-nu-a siki-ud5-bi 1(u) [...]
7. nagar gesz ku5-de3 gen-[na-me]
8. giri3 ab-ba-mu [...]
9. 1(disz) kusz gu4 u2-hab2 ki [...] {kusz}e-sir2 mar-tu [x] x
10. nig2-ba zu-da-tum mar-tu#
11. 1(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 e2-ba#-an
reverse
1. kusz gu4 u2-hab2-bi# [n] [gin2
2. kusz masz2-gal gi6-bi# 1/3(disz)#
3. sze-gin2-bi [n] gin2
4. sa-bi 1(disz)# gin2
5. nig2-ba hu-bi2-dan# dumu i-la-ar-szum mar-tu
6. sukkal-mah maszkim]
  blank space
7. ki {d}isz-bi-er3-ra-zi-kalam-ma-ta
8. ba-zi
9. iti# bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
10. [mu {d}szu-i3-li2]-szu lugal-e [...] mu-il2
left
1. [u4] 1(u) 2(disz)-kam gaba-ri

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 46.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 9, 388

    [Crawford1954BIN9] Crawford, Vaughn E. 1954. Sumerian Economic Texts from the First Dynasty of Isin. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 64, NBC 7545

    [Beckman1995CBCY2] Beckman, Gary. 1995. Old Babylonian Archival Texts in the Nies Babylonian Collection. Catalogue of the Babylonian Collections at Yale 2. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 07545
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  • Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-06-23 at 06:00:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2004-05-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 09, 388 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P236398.
BIN 09, 388 artifact entry (No. P236398). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236398 (Original work published 2004)
BIN 09, 388 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236398 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 09, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236398},
}


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