BIN 08, 159 (P221571)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 06883

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
  n lines missing
1'. [...]
2'. [...] x
3'. [szu] ba#-ti
4'. 1(disz) ku3 gin2
5'. sza3-GI
6'. x lu2# [x x?] gesz#? [x] da#
7'. [...]
column 3
  n lines missing
1'. [...]
2'. [x x?]-lul#?
3'. [szu] ba-ti
4'. 1/2(disz@c) ku3 gin2
5'. ur#-{d#}en#-lil2
6'. engar
7'. szu ba-ti
8'. 1(asz@c) sze gur
9'. me-e2-zi-ta
10'. szu# ba-ti
11'. 1(barig@c) sze me-e2-zi-ta
12'. szu# ba-ti
column 4
  n lines missing
1'. [...]
2'. 2(asz@c) ku3# [gin2]
3'. sag#?-nin#
4'. amar-abzu#?
5'. lugal#-gesz#
6'. i3-na#-la2#?
7'. 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2#
8'. igi-bar dub-sar#
9'. szu ba-ti#
10'. ur-gu# ugula
reverse
column 1
1. kas4-be6
2. ku3 igi 3(disz@t)-gal2
3. ur-{d}en-ki
4. 1/2(disz) uruda dam-gar3-ra
5. szu ba-ti
6. 2(barig@c) sze# gur
7. kaskal-sze3 ma2-a bi2#-gar#
8. 1(asz@c) sze# [gur]
  broken
column 2
1. lugal-KA
2. ub-me{ki}
3. kas4-be6
4. 3(barig@c) sze gur
5. ur-gu
6. sag-gu
7. szesz me-e2-zi-ta
8. [...]
  broken
column 3
  n lines blank
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 8, 159

    [Hackman1958BIN8] Hackman, George G. 1958. Sumerian and Akkadian Administrative Texts from Predynastic Times to the End of the Akkad Dynasty. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Yale University 8. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NBC 06883
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-01 at 09:38:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-11-01 at 13:57:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 08, 159 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221571.
BIN 08, 159 artifact entry (No. P221571). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221571 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221571 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221571},
}


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