LB 0254 (P388788)

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 0254

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sze nig2-gal2-la
  blank space
  seal impression
3. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. giri3 lugal-nu-banda3
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ig-alim

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388788

Physical information

unopened envelope

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

Provenance

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

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173620

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-07-29 at 10:55:01 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tsouparopoulou, Christina CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“LB 0254 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388788.
LB 0254 artifact entry (No. P388788). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388788
LB 0254 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388788 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388788},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388788
LB  - CDLI:P388788
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - LB 0254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388788
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“LB 0254 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388788.
LB 0254 artifact entry (No. P388788). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388788
LB 0254 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388788 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2009LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388788},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388788
LB  - CDLI:P388788
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - LB 0254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388788
ER  - 
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