BIN 07, 177 (P292769)

Lease Contracts tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 05299

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian, Old Babylonian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s) Annotation unreviewed

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze-gesz-i3_
2. {disz}{d}utu-ma-an-szum2 _szagina_
3. _1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2_ {d}utu-da-a-a-an u3# si*-ru-um
  coll. Fiette, Archibab 3 (2018) p. 258
4. _1(iku) GAN2_ lu-mur-sza-{d}utu _dumu#_ {d}suen-tillat#-su2
5. _1(iku) GAN2_ be-li2-a-sza-re-ed
6. _1/2(iku) GAN2_ li-sa-tum _dumu#_ {d}nanna#-me-du
7. _szu-nigin2 5(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 sze#-gesz-i3_
8. _sza3 szuku_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
9. _gu2 i7 ka-ba_
10. _sza3-ba i7 a-gar3 {d}nanna#_
11. _ki#_ {d}utu-ha-zi-ir
12. _lugal a-sza3#-ke4_
13. _nam-apin-la2-sze3_
14. _ib2-ta-e3-a-ne-ne_
reverse
1. ma-a-a-ra i-ma-ha-s,u2
2. me-e qa2-ti i-sza-aq-qu2-ma
3. _2/3(disz)-ta-am3 nig2-ku5 sze-gesz-i3_
4. _apin#-la2 szu ba-an-ti_
5. _1/3(disz)-ta-am3 nig2-ku5 sze-gesz-i3_
6. _lugal a-sza3-ke4 szu ba-an-ti_
7. is-ka-rum _ba-ni-ib-gi-gi_
8. szum-ma ki*-ra*-am i-da-ku-u2
  coll. Fiette, Archibab 3 (2018) p. 258
9. _nig2-ku5 sze-gesz-i3_ ki#-ma i-mi-it-ti
10. u3 szu-me-lim ki-ma# ki-li-im
11. _igi_ dingir-ma-an-szum2 _szagina_
12. _igi_ sze20-ep-{d}suen _ra2-gaba_
13. _igi_ na-bi-i3-li2-szu
14. _dumu_ ur-{d}nin#-si-an#-na#
15. _igi_ szu-{d}nin-si-<an>-na
16. _igi_ i3-li2-i-din-nam _dub-sar_
17. _iti# sig4-a_
18. _mu_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal ur-sag_
seal 1
1. dingir-ma-an-szum2
2. dumu lu2-ma2-gur8#-ra
3. ARAD {d}nin-si-an-na
seal 2
1. na-bi-i3#-li2#-szu#
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-si-an-na
3. ARAD {d}nin-si4-an-na#
seal 3
1. sze20#-ep#-{d#}[suen]
2. dumu ip-qu2-[...]
3. ARAD {d}[...]
seal 4
1. [szu]-{d}[nin-si-an-na]
2. [dumu] nu-x-dingir
3. ARAD# {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts
Language(s) Akkadian, Old Babylonian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P292769

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 86.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05299
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008278
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5299
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 2415

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 177

    [Alexander1943BIN7] Alexander, John B. 1943. Early Babylonian Letters and Economic Texts. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 7. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 14, NBC 5299

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-02-11 at 15:38:26 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-02-11 at 15:35:25 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292769.
BIN 07, 177 artifact entry (No. P292769). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292769 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292769 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {BIN 07, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292769},
}


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DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292769
LB  - CDLI:P292769
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BIN 07, 177 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292769
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292769.
BIN 07, 177 artifact entry (No. P292769). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292769 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292769 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {BIN 07, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292769},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292769
LB  - CDLI:P292769
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BIN 07, 177 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292769
ER  -
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