LB 0524 (P210000)
Administrative tablet 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 NetherlandsMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The NetherlandsMuseum Number
LB 0524Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) x x
2. 9(asz) 1(barig) x-ba ur-e2-ninnu-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 5(asz) gesz-a-sag?-ma?
5. [...] {d}nansze ba-a-gar
6. [x] 6(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
7. [...] 1(disz) {d}nansze ma2-lah5# x dumu ur-nig2
8. [x] 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. [mu]-kux(DU)
10. [...] x gur
11. [...] ba
12. [...] 1(disz) PA-ta
13. [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 4(barig)? [...]
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 8(asz)? 1(barig) 4(ban2) ASZ [...]
5. ur-e2-ninnu
6. 4(u) 7(asz)? 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur zi3! x
7. ugula ur-e2-ninnu x x
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zi3 x
9. 1(u) 5(asz) ki ur-x [...]
10. 5(asz)? 2(barig) ki ur-nig2#?-[...]
11. x [...]
12. szunigin? 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 2(u) 3(asz) [...]
2'. szunigin? 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)? PA? [...]
3'. sza3-bi-ta
4'. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig)
5'. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra dumu mu-du11-ge-[du7]
6'. 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) x [...]
7'. kiszib3 ur-mes dumu# [...]
8'. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) [...]
9'. la2-ia3 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)? [...]
10'. 1(disz) x x x
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] bappir [...]
2'. [...] x ur-{d}ba-[ba6 dumu] ur#-a-KU x x-na
3'. 2(barig) kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu ur-sa6-ga
4'. szunigin? 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2)
5'. mu-kux(DU)
6'. la2-ia3 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze si-gu2
7'. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze nu-si-gu2
left
column 1
1. lugal-nu-banda3 [...]
2. ugula#? ba-zi
column 2
1. [...]
2. giri3#? [...]
rest broken
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) x x
2. 9(asz) 1(barig) x-ba ur-e2-ninnu-ta
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(u) 5(asz) gesz-a-sag?-ma?
5. [...] {d}nansze ba-a-gar
6. [x] 6(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur
7. [...] 1(disz) {d}nansze ma2-lah5# x dumu ur-nig2
8. [x] 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
9. [mu]-kux(DU)
10. [...] x gur
11. [...] ba
12. [...] 1(disz) PA-ta
13. [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. szunigin 3(u) 7(asz) 4(barig)? [...]
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. la2-ia3 8(asz)? 1(barig) 4(ban2) ASZ [...]
5. ur-e2-ninnu
6. 4(u) 7(asz)? 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur zi3! x
7. ugula ur-e2-ninnu x x
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zi3 x
9. 1(u) 5(asz) ki ur-x [...]
10. 5(asz)? 2(barig) ki ur-nig2#?-[...]
11. x [...]
12. szunigin? 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. 2(u) 3(asz) [...]
2'. szunigin? 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)? PA? [...]
3'. sza3-bi-ta
4'. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig)
5'. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra dumu mu-du11-ge-[du7]
6'. 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) x [...]
7'. kiszib3 ur-mes dumu# [...]
8'. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) [...]
9'. la2-ia3 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)? [...]
10'. 1(disz) x x x
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...] bappir [...]
2'. [...] x ur-{d}ba-[ba6 dumu] ur#-a-KU x x-na
3'. 2(barig) kiszib3 a-kal-la dumu ur-sa6-ga
4'. szunigin? 3(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2)
5'. mu-kux(DU)
6'. la2-ia3 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) sze si-gu2
7'. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze nu-si-gu2
left
column 1
1. lugal-nu-banda3 [...]
2. ugula#? ba-zi
column 2
1. [...]
2. giri3#? [...]
rest broken
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: LB 0524
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2021-10-15 at 09:35:53 | Jagersma, Bram | Atf | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:39:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:33:03 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (059987) (059987)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“LB 0524 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210000.
LB 0524 artifact entry (No. P210000). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210000
LB 0524 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210000 (Accessed: January 7, 2026).
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year = {2002},
month = {jul 11},
title = {LB 0524 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P210000},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210000},
}
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