LB 0544 (P210003)

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 Netherlands

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Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 0544

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(disz)-a-kam
3. ma2 1(gesz2) gur-da?-bi 3(u) 6(disz)
4. a2-bi 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 98 × 36 = 3528
5. erin2 sag-asz-bi 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2
  calculation: 98 ÷ 5 = 19.6
6. du-dam
7. 2(u) la2 1(disz) bur2-dam
8. nagar-me
9. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. a2-bi 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)
  calculation 12 × 36 = 432
11. erin2-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
  calculation: 12 ÷ 5 = 2.4
12. du-dam
13. 1(u) 2(disz) erin2
14. 1(gesz2) gurusz ug3-IL2
15. bur2-dam
17. ma2-gin2-me
18. 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
19. gi SZID il2-la
20. 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
21. gi NE il2-la
column 2
1. 6(disz) u4 a-|ZI&ZI| il2-la
2. 3(u) u4 nig2-gi guru7 ak
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) u4 sukkal il2-la
4. 6(disz) u4 simug se3-ga
5. 5(disz) u4 gi-gur5 ma2 ti?
6. 2(u) 5(disz) u4 ma2 a-gesz-gub-ba
7. 1(gesz2) u4 ti ma2 a-KU? ma2 nagar?
8. 2(u) 4(disz) u4 {gesz}szu-dim2 u3 {gesz}a-da kesz2-a
9. 1(u) 2(disz) u4 {gesz}u3-la#?
10. 4(disz) u4 gi-gur5 ka-x
11. 1(u) 2(disz) u4 ka ma2 szu? x
12. 4(u) u4 ka ma2 du8-a
13. 2(disz) u4 simug se3 ma2-a
14. 2(disz) u4 ma2-a esir2 E2#?-A
15. 1(gesz2) u4 pesz? gesz-gibil6 gul esir2 il2-la
16. szunigin# [8(gesz2)] 3(u) 6(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3#
  adding entries from obv. i 18 - ii 15
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. a2-bi 5(szar2) 9(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 516 × 36 = 18576
3. erin2-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz)
  calculation: 516 ÷ 5 = 103(.2)
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) erin2
6. 8(disz) gurusz
7. 3(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
8. 5(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
9. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz)
10. bur2 sza3?-kam-ma
11. 6(disz) erin2 a2 ma2-lah5
12. 3(disz) erin2 bur2 szu-a gi-na
13. 4(disz) erin2 2(disz) ug3-IL2
14. bur2 ma2-lah5
15. 5(u) 3(disz) erin2 lu2 mar-sa#?
16. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz)!? erin2?
17. 1(u) 4(disz) 5/6(disz) ug3-IL2?
18. erin2-bi 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz)
  calculation: 138.33 ÷ 5 = 27.67 ?
19. gub-ba
20. 4(disz) erin2 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz
21. 1(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
22. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz)
column 2
1. ug3-IL2-[bi n]
2. lu2 mar-sa-[bi n]
3. 1(u) 6(disz) erin2 2(disz) gurusz# x
4. 1(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
5. ug3-IL2-me
6. lu2 ma2-lah5#
  blank space
7. bur2-me
8. 5(u) 6(disz) e2-mah-ak
9. 2(disz) e2-x-kasz? gub-ba
10. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 58 × 36 = 2088
11. erin2 sag-asz-bi 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) 6(disz) gin2
  calculation: 58 ÷ 5 = 11.6
12. du-dam
13. 1(u) 4(disz) erin2 5(disz)# gurusz# 2(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
14. 2(disz)# gurusz#? a2 1/3(disz)
15. bur2-dam
16. ad-kup4-me
17. 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) a2 szu-sar-ka
18. 1(gesz2) 2(u) a2 szu-sar bara2?-sze-siki
19. 2(u) la2 2(disz) a2 szu-sar ha-ru
20. 2(disz) a2 szu-sar bara2-bara2 mi-ri2-za kesz2 x
21. a2-bi 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 172 × 36 = 6192
22. erin2 sag-asz-bi 3(u) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) 4(disz) gin2
  calculation: 58 ÷ 5 = 34.4
23. gub-ba
24. 1(u) 9(disz) 6(disz) gin2 bur2-dam
left
1. i3-du8 aga3-us2-me

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: LB 0544
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:17:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:03 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LB 0544 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210003.
LB 0544 artifact entry (No. P210003). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210003
LB 0544 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210003 (Accessed: July 3, 2025).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0544 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210003},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210003
LB  - CDLI:P210003
M1  - 2025/7/3/
TI  - LB 0544 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210003
ER  -
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