TLB 03, 157-158 (P134298)

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 0270 & 0414

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
 en: 35 copper hoes,
2. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
 en: their weight: 9 ma-na and 15 shekels,
3. ba-zi-ir
 en: (they) were smelted down.
4. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
 en: From Lugal-imrua.
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: Ur-Ningešzida
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: received.
2. giri3 gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba
 en: Conveyor: Gudea the chief accountant;
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2
 en: Conveyor: Lu-Ningirsu the chief administrator.
  blank space
4. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
envelope
obverse
1. 3(u) 5(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
 en: 35 copper hoes,
2. ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2
 en: their weight: 9 ma-na and 15 shekels,
3. ba-zi-ir
 en: (they) were smelted down.
4. ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
 en: From Lugal-imrua
5. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da szu ba-ti
 en: Ur-Ningešzida received.
reverse
1. giri3 gu3-de2-a sza13-dub-ba
 en: Conveyor: Gudea the chief accountant;
  blank space
  seal impression
3. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2#
 en: Conveyor: Lu-Ningirsu the chief household administrator.
  blank space
4. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
 en: Month: “Festival of Dumuzi.”
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
 en: Year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su#
 en: Lu-Ningirsu,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ARAD2-mu
 en: child of ARADmu.
seal 2
1. lu2-{d}nin-[gesz-zi-da]
 en: Lu-Ningešzida,
2. dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-[zi-da]
 en: child of Ur-Ningešzida,
3. ugula [...]
 en: overseer of ...
seal 3
1. gu3-de2-[a]
 en: Gudea,
2. sza13-dub-ba gir2-su[{ki}]
 en: accountant of Girsu,
3. dumu la-ni
 en: child of Lani,
4. sza13-dub-ba gu-la gir2-su[{ki}]-ka#
 en: chief accountant of Girsu.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
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
CDLI Seals 002392 (composite) (P455102) S002392 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003153 (composite) (P455863) S003153 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003154.2 (composite) (P533602) S003154.2 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P134298

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

Collection(s) de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number LB 0270 & 0414
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 014503

References

  • primary: TLB 3, 157-158

    [Hallo1973TLB3] Hallo, William W. 1973. Sumerian Archival Texts. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 3. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), (pp. 97-183)

    [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
2020-07-29 at 01:28:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 13:16:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:09:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:57:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 19:42:45 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TLB 03, 157-158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134298.
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (No. P134298). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134298 (Original work published 2001)
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134298 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	month = {jun 24},
	title = {TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134298},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TLB 03, 157-158 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P134298.
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (No. P134298). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P134298 (Original work published 2001)
TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P134298 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
	title = {TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P134298},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P134298},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P134298
LB  - CDLI:P134298
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - TLB 03, 157-158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P134298
ER  -
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