BIN 07, 087 (P292917)

Administrative 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 05467

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[1(disz) gin2] ku3-babbar_ ba-x x-[x x]-ia
2. _[1(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2#_ t,a3-ab-s,il2-la#-szu#
3. _[1(disz)] gin2_ za-ni-nu-um
4. _[1(disz)] gin2 dumu-{i7}idigna#_
5. _[1(disz) 1/3(disz)] gin2#_ sin-isz-me-an-ni#
6. _[1/2(disz)] gin2_ gi-da-nu-um
7. _szunigin 7(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 ku3#-babbar#_
8. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-s,a-ab#
9. _ki_ gi-da-nu-um
10. _szu ba-an-ti#-mesz#_
11. a#-na masz-kan2-nim
reverse
1. _ku3 u3# masz2-bi i3-la2-e-mesz_
2. _ki_ sza-al-mi-im u3 ki-nim#
3. _szu-ba-ab-te-ga2_
4. _igi_ dingir-szu-a-bu-szu _dumu_ szar#-ru#-sa3#
5. _igi_ ip-qu2-sza _dumu_ u2-s,ur-pi4#-sza#
6. _igi_ a#-da-la-lum _dumu_ ip-t,u2-ri-ia#!
7. _igi_ ra-bi-s,il2-li2-sin
8. _dumu_ im-gur-sin
9. _igi_ dingir-x-x-x-x
10. _igi_# usz#-ta-asz-ni#-dingir
11. _dumu#_ a#-pil#-sin _dub#-sar#_
12. {disz}x-x-x-i3#?-li2#?-szu
left
1. u3# ri#!-[isz-tu]-tu _dub-sar_
2. _mu musz-husz ka2-husz-hi-a_
envelope
obverse
1. _1(disz)# gin2# ku3#-babbar#_ [...]
2. _1(disz) gin2_ x x [...]
3. _1(disz) gin2_ za-ni-nu#-[um]
4. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ t,a3-ab-[s,il2-la-szu]
5. _1(disz) gin2 dumu-{i7}idigna#_
6. _1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ sin-isz-me#-[an-ni]
7. _1/2(disz) gin2_ gi-da-[nu-um]
8. _szunigin 7(disz) gin2 igi [6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar]_
9. _masz2 {d}utu_ u2-[s,a-ab]
10. _ki#_ gi-da-nu-[um]
11. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz_
12. a-na masz-kan2-nim#
rest broken
reverse
broken
left
1'. _igi_ usz-ta-asz#-ni#-[an]
2'. _dumu_ a-pil-sin#
seal 1
(no linguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ dingir-szu#-a-bu-szu#
seal 2
(no inguistic content)
1. _kiszib3_ usz-ta-asz-ni-dingir

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): 54.0 high × 44.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: BIN 7, 87

[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: JCS 13, p.105-119, p. 111-112

[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. 22, NBC 5467

[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 05467
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Naram-Sin.D.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
2018-03-06 at 11:19:20	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2018-02-07 at 09:19:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2018-01-30 at 03:25:43	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-008448) (BC-008448)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.5467) (NBC.5467)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292917.

BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (No. P292917). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292917.

BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (No. P292917). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Original work published 2006)

BIN 07, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292917 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).

@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292917},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292917
LB  - CDLI:P292917
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - BIN 07, 087 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292917
ER  -