LB 0268 (P388801)

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 0268

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. 1(u) 2(disz) engar 4(asz) sze gur lugal#-<ta>
2. sze-bi 4(u) 8(asz) gur
  blank space
3. sze ur5-ra engar-re-ne
4. ki ur-{d}asznan-ta
5. a!-sza3 e2-gibil4-le-ta!(GUD)
6. kiszib3 ad-da sanga {d}inanna
7. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 engar?
8. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
1. ad-da dub-[sar]
2. dumu ur-ab-[ba]
3. sanga {d}inanna

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal association uncertain

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388801

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) 173633

References

  • primary: BagM 27 (pp. 215-228), 219 n. 24, fig. 5 (seal)

    [Fischer1996BagM27] Fischer, Claudia. 1996. “Gudea Zwischen Tradition Und Moderne.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 27: 215–28.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 13:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-19 at 17:49:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 0268 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388801.
LB 0268 artifact entry (No. P388801). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388801 (Original work published 2009)
LB 0268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388801 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	month = {aug 9},
	title = {LB 0268 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388801},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P388801
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - LB 0268 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“LB 0268 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388801.
LB 0268 artifact entry (No. P388801). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388801 (Original work published 2009)
LB 0268 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388801 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2024LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {LB 0268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388801},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P388801
LB  - CDLI:P388801
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - LB 0268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388801
ER  - 
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