BIN 07, 159 (P292993)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 05562

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sar sig4 [x?]
2. {d}suen-a-bu-szu
3. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar nu-ur2-ra-a-tum#
4. 8(disz) sar nu-ur2-ra-a-tum#
  YNER 4 reads: 7(disz) sar
5. ki gu-ri-ia
reverse
1. iri{ki} ka-mu-um
2. mu 2(disz)-sze3! nam-szu-um
  YNER 4: 'for a second year at Namšum?'
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 1(disz)#?
4. mu e2-duru5 i3-sa3!{ki#!}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P292993

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 05562
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-008543
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.5562

References

  • primary: BIN 7, 159

    [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: YNER 4, 110

    [Walters1970water] Walters, Stanley D. 1970. Water for Larsa: An Old Babylonian Archive Dealing with Irrigation. Yale Near Eastern Researches 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • citation: CBCY 2, p. 27, NBC 5562

    [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
2022-02-18 at 23:33:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292993.
BIN 07, 159 artifact entry (No. P292993). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292993 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292993 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292993},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BIN 07, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P292993.
BIN 07, 159 artifact entry (No. P292993). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P292993 (Original work published 2006)
BIN 07, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P292993 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 07, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P292993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P292993},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P292993
LB  - CDLI:P292993
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BIN 07, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P292993
ER  -
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