LB 0552 (P210008)

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 0552

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. 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. ($ blank space $) gur sze apin-la2
4. 9(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. sze-numun-ta gur-ra
6. 3(barig) sze amar ba-usz2
7. 9(asz) 1(barig)
8. sze-kar-a
  blank space
9. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
10. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
13. kiszib3 ARAD2-mu dumu lugal-pirig-banda3
14. 9(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
16. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-dun# ka-guru7
2. 1(gesz2) 6(asz) ziz2 gur
3. kiszib3 ur-esz3-lil2-la2
4. 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) dabin KA?
5. kiszib3 nig2-u2-rum sza13-dub-ba
6. kiszib3 ur-dun ka-guru7 tum3-dam
7. mu ur-dun-sze3
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma sanga ba-gara2-sze3 ib2-ra
  blank space
9. ugu2-a ga2-ga2-x
10. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) gur
11. 4(u) 4(asz) ziz2 gur
12. i3-dub a-sza3 ka-gu4
13. 2(gesz2) gur
14. i3-dub e2 {d}gesz-bar-e3
15. 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) gur
16. i3-dub ebih{ki}
17. 1(gesz2) gur
18. i3-dub a-sza3 a-x-[...] ni [...]
19. ki sanga {d}nin#-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3 ur-[...] x [...]
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) n 6(disz)#? sila3# [...] gur#
3. kiszib3 ARAD2-mu# dumu# lugal-pirig-banda3
4. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7
6. szunigin 6(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 gur
7. kiszib3 ur-dun ka-guru7
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
9. kiszib3 ur-dun tum3-dam
10. mu ur-dun-sze3
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma sanga ba-gara2 ib2-ra
12. szunigin 7(gesz2) 4(asz) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
13. i3-dub didli
column 2
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma sanga ba-gara2
  blank space
2. szunigin2? 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
3. zi-ga
4. la2-ia3 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma sanga ba-gara2
  blank space
6. nig2-ka9-ak
7. ur-{d}lamma sanga ba-gara2
8. al-la ensi2
9. iti szu-numun
10. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

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.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LB 0552
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.04.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2016-07-28 at 15:18:20 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-29 at 11:27:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:44:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:04 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 0552 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210008.
LB 0552 artifact entry (No. P210008). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210008
LB 0552 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210008 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-04]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210008},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P210008
M1  - 2025/7/4/
TI  - LB 0552 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210008
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