LB 0185 (P388723)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

LB 0185

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) munu4 gur inim-{d}li9-si4
2. 3(asz) munu4 gur a-gu-a
3. 2(asz) 3(ban2) munu4 gur geme2-esz3-ku3-ga
4. 4(barig) 3(ban2) ur-e2-ninnu
  blank space
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu si-du3
6. kiszib3 szu-na
reverse
1. kasz-de2-a lugal-sze3
  blank space
2. iti amar-a-a-si
  blank space
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu si-du3 kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P388723

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173558

References

  • primary: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 136 n. 231 & 173 fig. 7

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-17 at 09:13:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2009-07-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tsouparopoulou, Christina CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0185 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388723.
LB 0185 artifact entry (No. P388723). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388723 (Original work published 2009)
LB 0185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388723 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {LB 0185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388723
LB  - CDLI:P388723
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - LB 0185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388723
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0185 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388723.
LB 0185 artifact entry (No. P388723). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388723 (Original work published 2009)
LB 0185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388723 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {LB 0185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388723},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388723
LB  - CDLI:P388723
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - LB 0185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388723
ER  - 
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