BIN 07, 085 (P292818)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), 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 05359

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _5(asz) gur sze ur5-ra_
2. _masz2 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta-a-an_
3. u2-s,a-ab
4. _ki_ {d}utu u3 gi-da-nu-um
5. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2
6. _dumu#_ nu-ur2-li-ib-bi
7. _[szu] ba-an-ti_
8. i#-na _iti_ sza-du-tim
reverse
1. sze-a-am u3 _masz2-bi_
2. _i3-ag2-e_
3. _igi_ i-li2-ma-a-hi
4. _dumu_ ARAD2-{d}mar-tu
5. {disz}{d}utu-tab{e}
6. _dumu_ id-di-ia
7. {disz}sza-am-hu-um
8. _dumu_ be-el-szu-nu
9. {disz}il3-szu-a-bu-szu
10. _dumu_ szar-ru-sza
11. _igi_ {d#}sin#-szub-szum _dub-sar_
left
1. _mu bad3 dumu-a-ni# ba#-du3#_
envelope
(to do)
seal 1
1. {d}[nanna-ma]-an-szum2
2. _dumu_ nu-ur2-li-bi
3. _ARAD2_ i?-ba?-al?-pi?-el?

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 37.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 7, 85

[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.
history: RIME 4, .05.20.2008, ex. 01 (seal only)

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 116 no. 34

[Simmons1959Harmal-2] Simmons, Stephen D. 1959. “Early Old Babylonian Tablets from Harmal and Elsewhere (Continued).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 13 (4): 105–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359133.
citation: CBCY 2, p. 17, NBC 5359

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NBC 05359
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Dannum-tahaz.B.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-05-12 at 21:01:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-04-29 at 11:54:55	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-04-29 at 07:18:29	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-02-20 at 03:07:16	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-008340) (BC-008340)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5359) (NBC.5359)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000167 (composite) (P430266)	Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Ibal-pi-el2.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292818.

BIN 07, 085 artifact entry (No. P292818). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292818 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292818 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292818},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292818.

BIN 07, 085 artifact entry (No. P292818). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292818 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292818 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292818},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292818
LB  - CDLI:P292818
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BIN 07, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292818
ER  -