BIN 08, 008 (P221537)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), 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 05915

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

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obverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) siki ma-na
2. 1(asz@c) sze gur
3. gu2#-en
4. e2#?-DUB-ka#
5. [x] siki# ma-na
6. x-ki engar
7. 5(u@c)# siki ma#-na
column 2
1. [x]-x-ir ugula iri
2. 1(asz@c) sahar-ra-ni
3. muhaldim
4. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
5. 2(u@c) x
6. 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) 4(ban2) sze gur
7. ur-ur
8. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) sze gur
9. [...]-ni
column 3
1. x-[x?]-ka?
2. 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) GAN2
3. lugal-udu
4. 1(u@c) lu2 esz2 GAN2 gid2
5. lu2 sze gurx(|(SZE&SZE).KIN|)-a-me
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c)# [1(asz@c)?] GAN2#
2. ur#-{d#}en#-lil2#
3. aga3#-us2#
4. 3(u@c)# lugal#-x-x-x
5. 3(u@c)#? x-x-x
6. 1(asz@c) 1(u@c) sze#? [...]
column 2
1. 5(asz@c)# x x
2. e2#?-gissu-bi#?
3. 1(asz@c) mu#-ni
4. gal#-tag
5. [...]
6. [x?] GAN2# [x?]
7. x da#-ni
8. 1(iku@c) GAN2#? lu2#?-x
column 3
1. x x [...] x
  rest of column missing

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, 8

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: NBC 05915
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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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
2012-09-09 at 13:16:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-03 at 15:19:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:30 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221537.
BIN 08, 008 artifact entry (No. P221537). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221537 (Original work published 2003)
BIN 08, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221537 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 08, 008 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221537},
}

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