LB 0557 (P210010)

Administrative tablet 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, Holland

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

Museum Number

LB 0557

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 5(disz) gur
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) gur
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) gur
6. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
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7. na-ba-sa6
8. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 gur sza3-bi-ta
9. 2(barig) 2(ban2) ki! ka5-a-mu-ta
10. 1(disz)? gin2 sze-bi 1(asz)
11. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
12. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
13. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 gur
14. ur-{d}ig-alim dumu a-tu
15. 8(disz) x 1/3(disz) sila3 la2-ia3 sze erin2-na
16. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2-ia3 ur-{d}ig-alim
17. szunigin 9(asz) 4(barig)? 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
18. sza3-bi-ta
19. 4(asz) 1(barig) nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
20. 3(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
column 2
1. mu-kux(DU)
2. la2-ia3 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)
3. 3(disz)-am3
4. 6(asz) 7(disz) gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) gur
7. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
8. 1(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-ga?
9. sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2) x
10. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. la2-ia3 2(barig) 2(disz) sila3
13. a-kal-la
14. la2-ia3 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) gur
15. lu2-dingir-ra ugula
16. 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz)# [x sila3 ...] gur
17. sza3-bi-ta#
18. 8(asz) 1(barig) [x] szu ba-ti
19. la2-ia3 3(disz) ASZ [...]
20. gu-za [...]
21. 6(asz) [gur]
22. sza3-bi-ta#
23. 4(asz) 3(barig) x [...]
24. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
reverse
column 1
1. la2-ia3 1(asz) 2(barig)
2. ur-ki-sal4!(PAP)-la [...]
3. la2-ia3 5(asz) 5(ban2) 6(disz) [...]
4. du-du NI?
5. 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) la2-ia3 erin2-na
6. 4(asz) la2-ia3 ur-{d}ig-alim
7. szunigin 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2)
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) gur
10. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
11. 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
12. sze-bi 3(asz)
13. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
14. la2-ia3 1(barig) 1(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. ur-mes dumu lugal-uszumgal
16. 3(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
17. la2!-ia3 3(asz) x szandana-szu
18. 5(asz) 3(ban2) 8(disz) gur
19. sza3-bi-ta
20. 5(asz) 2(ban2) 8(disz) gur
21. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
22.
23. ur-sag-ku5
24. 4(asz) 4(barig) 8(disz) gur
25. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
column 2
1. ur-mes dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 2(u)
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(asz) sza3-gal simug
5. 3(asz) 1(barig) 6(disz) ki ur-sag-ku5
6. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
7. 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz) sila3 ki na-ba-sa6-ta
8. la2-ia3 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) U-DISZ
9. ur-sag-ku5 u3 na-ba-sa6
10. szunigin 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
11. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
12. szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig)
13. x 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3
14. ur-{d}lamma szu ba-ti
15. la2-ia3 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) <sila3> gur
16. nig2-ka9-ak sze ma2-ad-da-ga
17. giri3 ugula erin2-na-ke4-ne
18. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LB 0557
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. CDLI CDLI approved
2015-03-13 at 12:44:06 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 14:39:06 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:04 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas; Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“LB 0557 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P210010.

LB 0557 artifact entry (No. P210010). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P210010

LB 0557 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P210010 (Accessed: March 24, 2023).

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  • month = {jul 11},
  • title = {LB 0557 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P210010},
}

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