ASJ 16, 205, 4 (P298612)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), 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 06831

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {gi}pisan! zabar gar-ra
2. kusz udu-bi 2(disz)
3. giri3 zabar#
4. 2(disz) {gesz}ig x
5. 1(u) {gesz}ba-ri
6. kusz gu4 1/2(disz)
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za-la2 kaskal
8. kusz masz2-gal
9. 2(disz) {gesz}a2-ri-tum
reverse
1. giri3 szu-i3-li2-szu dumu-lugal
2. 1(disz) kusz udu a-lum ka-tab {dug}szaman2
3. i3-du10-ga lugal-sze3
4. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
5. 1(disz) kusz udu a-lum
6. ku3-sig17 kesz2-re-de3
7. giri3 an-ti-ri2-nag
8. 2(disz) kusz masz2 {gesz}ig-ga kusz x kaskal-tab
9. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
10. 1(disz) {gesz}a2-ri-tum
left
1. 1/2(disz) kusz gu4 zi-ga didli
2. kusz masz2 na-ah-ba-tum
3. 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan tug2 1(disz) {kusz}du10-gan im LISZ

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
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 43.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: van de Mieroop, ASJ 16 (1994), p. 201-205, p. 205 4

[van de Mieroop1994-JTHC43FR] Van De Mieroop, Marc. 1994. “Some New Texts From the Early Isin Craft Archive.” Acta Sumerologica 16: 201–5.

(C, T, Tr)
citation: CBCY 2, p. 45, NBC 6831

[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 06831
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-09 at 16:51:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2018-11-26 at 11:52:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-28 at 02:59:51	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2016-12-09 at 10:12:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-12-09 at 01:44:50	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2016-12-04 at 12:06:51	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-009815) (BC-009815)
Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.6831) (NBC.6831)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 16, 205, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298612.

ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (No. P298612). (2025, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Original work published 2006)

ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 16, 205, 4 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P298612.

ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (No. P298612). (2025, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Original work published 2006)

ASJ 16, 205, 4 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P298612 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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