LB 0279 (P388809)

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 0279

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. 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 4(u)# 2(asz) gur
3. sza3-gal erin2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
4. i3-dub gu2 i7 {d}na-ru2-igi-du-ta
5. ki ba-zi#-[ta]
reverse
1. ku5-da nu-banda3 dumu ur-li-ke4
2. szu ba-ti
3. inim sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
4. iti amar-a-a-si
5. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta
2. sze-bi 4(u) 2(asz) gur lugal
  blank space
3. sza3-gal erin2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3
4. i3-dub gu2 i7 {d}na-ru2-[igi-du-ta]
5. ki ba-zi-ta
6. kiszib3 ku5-da nu-banda3 dumu ur-li
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. lu2-x-x
2. x x x
3. x x

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388809

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) 173641

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 0279 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388809.
LB 0279 artifact entry (No. P388809). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388809
LB 0279 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388809 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388809
LB  - CDLI:P388809
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - LB 0279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388809
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“LB 0279 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P388809.
LB 0279 artifact entry (No. P388809). (2009, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388809
LB 0279 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388809 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
@misc{2009LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {LB 0279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/7/2/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P388809
LB  - CDLI:P388809
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - LB 0279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388809
ER  - 
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