LB 0265 (P388798)

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 0265

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

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz) 4(barig) zi3 milla ba-ba gur lugal
2. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ta
3. i-ta-e3-a dumu lu2-du10-ga
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. iti amar-a-a-si
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul!
envelope
obverse
1. 9(asz) 4(barig) zi3 milla# [ba-ba gur lugal]
  blank space
2. ki ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-[ta]
3. kiszib3# i#-[ta-e3-a ...]
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-ka

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/P388798

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & 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) 173630

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-24 at 18:13:00 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2021-10-17 at 09:36:39 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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 0265 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388798.
LB 0265 artifact entry (No. P388798). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388798
LB 0265 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388798 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388798
LB  - CDLI:P388798
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - LB 0265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388798
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“LB 0265 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388798.
LB 0265 artifact entry (No. P388798). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388798
LB 0265 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388798 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2009LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388798
LB  - CDLI:P388798
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - LB 0265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388798
ER  - 
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