TLB 03, 157-158 (P134298)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 0270 & 0414

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
 en: 35 copper hoes,
2. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
 en: their weight: 9 ma-na and 15 shekels,
3. ba-zi-ir
 en: (they) were smelted down.
4. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
 en: From Lugal-imrua.
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: Ur-Ningešzida
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. giri3 gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba
 en: Conveyor: Gudea the chief accountant;
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2
 en: Conveyor: Lu-Ningirsu the chief administrator.
  blank space
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
 en: 35 copper hoes,
2. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
 en: their weight: 9 ma-na and 15 shekels,
3. ba-zi-ir
 en: (they) were smelted down.
4. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
 en: From Lugal-imrua
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da szu ba-ti
 en: Ur-Ningešzida received.
reverse
1. giri3 gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba
 en: Conveyor: Gudea the chief accountant;
  blank space
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3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2#
 en: Conveyor: Lu-Ningirsu the chief household administrator.
  blank space
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
 en: Month: “Festival of Dumuzi.”
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su#
 en: Lu-Ningirsu,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ARAD2-mu
 en: child of ARADmu.
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}nin-[gesz-zi-da]
 en: Lu-Ningešzida,
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-[zi-da]
 en: child of Ur-Ningešzida,
3. ugula [...]
 en: overseer of ...
seal 3
1. gu3-de2-[a]
 en: Gudea,
2. sza13-dub-ba gir2-su[{ki}]
 en: accountant of Girsu,
3. dumu la-ni
 en: child of Lani,
4. sza13-dub-ba gu-la gir2-su[{ki}]-ka#
 en: chief accountant of Girsu.

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TLB 3, 157-158

    [Hallo1973TLB3] Hallo, William W. 1973. Sumerian Archival Texts. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 3. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183),

    [Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LB 0270 & 0414
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-07-29 at 01:28:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-14 at 13:16:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:57:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:42:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002392 (composite) (P455102) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003153 (composite) (P455863) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003154.2 (composite) (P533602) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“TLB 03, 157-158 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134298.
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (No. P134298). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134298
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134298 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134298},
}


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TI  - TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry
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