BIN 09, 489 (P236499)

Administrative 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 07676

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

119.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 2(u) gu4 u2-hab2
2. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) gu4 mu 2(asz) u2-hab2
3. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) udu a-<lum> u2-hab2
4. ($ blank space $) 1(u) udu u2-hab2
5. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) masz2-gal u2-hab2
6. i3-bi 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
7. u2-hab2-bi 3(disz) ma-na
8. al-la-ha-<ru> 6(disz) sila3
9. naga-bi 1/2(disz) sila3
  blank space
10. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 4(disz) udu ge6
11. ($ blank space $) 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-gal ge6
12. i3-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u)? sila3 4(disz) gin2
13. im-ku3-ge 3(disz) sila3
14. i3 ba-a-de2 1/2(disz) sila3
15. nu-ur2!-ma 2(disz) sila3
16. 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 {gesz}gigir! kin til-la
17. ($ blank space $) 5(u) gu4 siki# [mu2?]
18. ($ blank space $) 4(gesz2) udu a-[lum]
19. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 7(disz) [...] 4(gesz2) udu# [...]
reverse
1. ($ blank space $) 9(disz) udu# [...]
2. i3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2
3. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) <gin2> sa
4. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) <ma-na?> 2(u) 9(disz) <gin2?> sze-gin2#
5. kin aszgab
6. ($ blank space $) 4(disz) <ma-na?> sze-gin2
7. kin nagar
8. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 4(disz) <ma-na?> 4(u) <gin2 sze-gin2?>
9. ($ blank space $) 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 nig2-<U>-nu-a siki ud5
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  several lines erased
10. iti szu-numun-a
  some text moved to next line
11. mu us2-sa nin-me-an-ki

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 119.0 high × 66.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: BIN 9, 489

    [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.

  • history: OLA 24, p. 13-14

    [vandeMieroop1987Isin] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1987. Crafts in the Early Isin Period: A Study of the Isin Craft Archive from the Reigns of Išbi-Erra and Šū-Ilišu. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 24. Leuven: Departement Oriëntalistiek.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 70,NBC 7676

    [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 07676
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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
2017-09-16 at 11:39:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P236499.
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (No. P236499). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Original work published 2004)
BIN 09, 489 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236499 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 09, 489 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236499},
}


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