LB 0553 (P210009)

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 0553

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. la2-ia3 mu x [ur]-e2-babbar2 sza3 [...] x ki?
2. 1(disz) ama-tu
3. 1(disz) i3-tur-tur-a
4. la2-ia3 nu-x-la-la gir2-su
5. 1(asz) ma-an-szum2
6. 1(disz) {d}utu-si-sa2
7. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su tur-PAD?
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) lu2-{d}utu x x [...]
10. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki} szesz-gal
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11. ur-e2-babbar2 i3-dab5
12. 1(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}giri16-da
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na
15. [...] lugal#-uszumgal
16. [...] kur-ba
17. 1(asz) [...] ur#-e2-ninnu
18. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) ur-mes gir2-su{ki}
19. 1(asz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
20. la2-ia3 mu ur-mes un?-sa6-ga
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21. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma i3-dab5
22. la2-ia3 mu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 szesz-gal
23. 1(asz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
24. 1(disz) kal-la
25. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6? gir2-su{ki}
26. usz2 lugal-ga2-i3-gi
27. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
28. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) {d}utu-<ba>-an-e3
29. [...] x
30. [...]
column 2
1. la2-ia3 1(asz) [...]
2. la2-ia3 mu 1(asz) [...] iri nam-su[{ki}]
3. [...]
4. x [...] x [...]
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}[asznan]
6. 1(disz) lugal-x-x-[...]
7. 1(asz) ur-{d}su4-an-[na]
8. la2-ia3 3(disz) iti ur-{d}suen#? iri nam-su[{ki}]
9. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu#-la#
10. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) ur-{d}x-e2-a-x-USZ-[...]
11. la2-ia3 3(disz) iti lu2-{d}[...] iri nam-su[{ki}]
12. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
13. 1(disz) sag-e
14. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) {d}nin-gir2-su{ki}-an-dul3
15. usz2 ka-guru7? [...]
16. ur-{d}asznan i3-dab5
17. [...] lu2-{d}ba-ba6
18. x [...]-a lugal-x-x-su
19. 1(disz) [...] lugal?-sza3-x-[...]
20. 1(disz) ur-{d}utu
21. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) lugal-dumu-gi7 uri5{ki}
22. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) an-ne2-ba-ab-du7 uri5[{ki}]
23. 1(disz) a-tu
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24. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
25. usz2 lu2-{d}suen
26. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la szesz-gal
27. 1(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu ma-an-szum2-na
28. 1(disz) {d}utu-a
29. la2-ia3 mu 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma gir2-su<{ki}>
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ba-ta-e11-[de3? ...]
2. usz2 ur?-sa6-sa6
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3. szesz-kal-la i3-dab5
4. al-la-di-mu
5. ur-mes
6. ur-{gesz}dar-du3
7. lugal-engar
8. ur-{d}lamma
9. ur-{d}ig-alim
10. lugal-uszumgal
11. lu2-uru11{ki}
12. lugal-ku3-ga-ni
13. lugal-ezem
14. ki-lu5-la
  blank space
15. al-<la>-di-mu i3-dab5
16. ug3-IL2-me
17. 1(disz) ha-ba-lu5-ge2
18. ki {d}utu-bar-ra engar-ta
19. 1(disz) lugal-uszur4
20. ki ka5-a-ta
21. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
22. ki ur-sag-ub3{ki}-ta
23. 1(disz) ur-dun
24. ki lugal-dub-la2-ta
25. 1(disz) ab-ba-a
26. ki ur-mes-ta
27. 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu
28. ki {d}giri16-da-ta#
29. 1(disz) lugal-eb2-gu-ul
30. ki ab-ba-mu-ta
31. la2-ia3 4(disz) iti al-la-x x-a {d}nin-gesz-zi-[da ...]
32. ki ur-sag-ub3{ki}-ta#
33. la2-ia3 4(disz) iti szesz-kal-[la ...] e2-duru5-da{ki} szu-x-[...]
34. ki ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-[ra ...]
column 2
1. [...] 4(disz) x x x sag ab2 [...] x ba-bil4?-la
2. ki ur-zigum?-ma-ta
3. usz2 ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. ki lu2-uru11{ki}-ta
5. usz2 u2-bi-KU-a
6. ki lu2-dur2-du10-ta
7. la2-ia3 iti 4(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na usz?-ki szu-ku6
8. ki ur-esz2-dam-ta
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
10. ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
  blank space
11. dumu i3-kal-me
12. ugula ur-{d}lamma
  blank space
13. szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz erin2 gal-gal
14. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz erin2-tur-tur
15. gub-ba-am3
16. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz ba-usz2
17. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz la2-ia3 mu 1(disz)
18. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz-bi i3-dab5-esz2
19. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz iti 3(disz)
20. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz gal-a
21. [la2]-ia3-am3
22. [...] x-me
23. [szunigin] 8(disz) gurusz gub-ba
24. [szunigin] 2(disz) gurusz ba-usz2
25. [szunigin] 4(disz) gurusz la2-ia3 iti 4(disz)
26. dumu i3-kal-me
  blank space
27. nam-1(u) dun-a
28. nu-banda3 lu2-kal-la
29. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
30. sza3 e2-gibil4-le{ki}
31. mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um u3# lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-<kam>-ma-asz ba-hul

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
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  • Museum No.: LB 0553
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-15 at 08:52:15 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-04-17 at 17:36:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-02-26 at 13:24:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-12-10 at 10:59:16 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 0553 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210009.
LB 0553 artifact entry (No. P210009). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210009
LB 0553 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210009 (Accessed: June 20, 2025).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-20]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0553 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210009},
}


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PY  - 2002
ID  - P210009
LB  - CDLI:P210009
M1  - 2025/6/20/
TI  - LB 0553 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210009
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