TLB 05, 06 (P283620)

Administrative tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cite

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

LB 1108

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

42.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) {gi}pisan {gesz}na-ah-ba-tum
2. 1(disz) {gi}pisan suh4
3. nig2-ba nin-a
4. giri3 kur-ru-ub-er3-ra u3 {d}nanna-ki-ag2
5. 2(disz) {gi}pisan {gesz}na-ah-ba-tum
6. 1(disz) {gi}pisan hal
reverse
1. nig2-gal2-la
2. ki <<sze>> li-bur-be-li2
3. 1(disz) {gi}pisan suh4
4. nig2-szu-tak4-a ki#-nin-a-sze3#
5. sza3 la-ra-ak-sze3
6. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur i-din-{d}iszkur muhaldim
7. iti udru{duru5}
8. mu en {d}inanna

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ishbi-Erra.13.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P283620
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P283620

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	42.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 1108
Accession Number

References

primary: TLB 5 = SLB 5, 6

[Ferwerda1985TLB5] Ferwerda, G. Th. (Bert). 1985. A Contribution to the Early Isin Craft Archive. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae 5. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-01 at 12:49:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-11 at 22:09:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-09-04 at 02:02:12	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 05, 06 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283620.

TLB 05, 06 artifact entry (No. P283620). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283620

TLB 05, 06 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283620 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2005TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {TLB 05, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283620},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283620
LB  - CDLI:P283620
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TLB 05, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283620
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 05, 06 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 11, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P283620.

TLB 05, 06 artifact entry (No. P283620). (2005, November 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283620

TLB 05, 06 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283620 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2005TLB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {nov 11},
	title = {TLB 05, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283620},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/11/11/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P283620
LB  - CDLI:P283620
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TLB 05, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P283620
ER  -