BIN 07, 074 (P292945)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05499

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

61.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _[4(asz) gur sze ur5]-ra#?_
2. _[1(asz)] gur#_ 1(barig) 4(ban2) u2#-s,a-ab
3. _1(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar masz2 {d}utu_
4. u2-s,a-ab
5. {disz}mi-nam-e-pu-usz#-dingir
6. _dumu_ e-tel-pi4-{d#}suen#
7. _2(asz) gur sze 1(asz)# gur# 1(barig)# 4(ban2)#_
8. u2-s,a-ab {d}nanna#-ma#-an#-szum2#
9. _dumu_ na-bi-{d#}suen#
10. _3(asz) gur sze 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar_
11. {disz#}{d#}utu-a-bu-szu
12. _dumu_ [ka]-szi#-du-um
13. _ki#_ [gi]-da-nu-um#
reverse
1. _szu ba-an-ti-mesz u4 buru14-sze3_
2. _sze u3 masz2-bi_
3. _i3-ag2-e-mesz_
4. _igi_ lugal-{d}iszkur
5. _igi_ i3-li2-gim-la-an-ni
6. _igi_ lu2-{d}mar-tu
7. _dumu_ ku-bu-um
8. _igi_ im-gur-{d}utu
9. _igi_ sin-ga-mil _dumu_
10. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
11. _mu alan# ku3-sig17_ [{d}na-ra-am-{d}]suen# a#-na# e2# {d}tiszpak i-ru-bu
envelope
obverse
1. _dub 4(asz) gur sze 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. {disz}mi-nam-e-pu-usz-i-la#-am#
3. _dumu_ e#-tel-pi4-{d#}suen#
4. 2(asz) gur sze# {d}nanna#-ma#-an#-[szum2]
5. _dumu_ na-bi-{d#}suen#
6. _3(asz) gur sze 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar#_
7. {d}utu-a-bu-szu# [_dumu_ ka-szi-du-um]
8. _1(asz)# gur#_ 1(barig)# [4(ban2) u2-s,a-ab]
  n lines broken
9'. [mu ...] u2#-sze#-[ri-bu]
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P292945

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05499
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 74

    [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. 113-114

    [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. 24, NBC 5499

    [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
2023-01-21 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
2018-08-03 at 02:04:12 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2018-02-07 at 09:19:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 03:23:26 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-02-04 at 01:50:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-01-30 at 06:13:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292945.
BIN 07, 074 artifact entry (No. P292945). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292945 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292945 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292945},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292945},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 07, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292945.
BIN 07, 074 artifact entry (No. P292945). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292945 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292945 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292945},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292945},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292945
LB  - CDLI:P292945
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BIN 07, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292945
ER  - 
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