LB 0559 (P210012)

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 0559

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(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz)-ta
2. 4(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) 8(disz) gin2 i3-nun gur
3. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz)? sila3 x ga-ni? gur
4. 4(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) zu2-lum gur
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) {gesz}ga had2
6. 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) {gesz}mer had2
7. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) {gesz}pisan had2
8. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) {gesz}pesz3 had2 gur
9. 4(disz) ma-na {gesz}szu-gur?
10. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na bappir3?
11. 2(barig) 4(disz) bappir gig
12. 4(ban2) 7(disz) bappir sze KU
13. 3(u) ma-na szu-ur2-me
14. 3(u) ma-na u2-szum?
15. 4(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) bappir ku-ku-ru
16. 2(barig) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sze-li
17. 3(disz) sila3 sze-li
18. 1(disz)# [x] gu2 2(disz) ma-na gi
19. [...] x hi-a
20. [...] e? x x
21. [...] x [...] ak
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 x
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) u2 sze gur?
3. 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) x sze-lu2 gur
4. 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) zi3 DISZ gur
5. 1(asz) 1(barig) gi du8-de3 a x
6. 1(asz) 2(barig) sze# [...]
7. 2(barig) zi3 [...]
8. zi3 [...]
9. 5(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)# [x] 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 mun?
10. 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 sig4? NI#?
11. 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(disz)? sila3 x gur
12. 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sag [...] gur
13. 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sag e? [...] x gur
14. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(asz) 2(barig)? HI la?
15. 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) numun mer dabin
16. 2(barig) numun tug2 dabin
17. 2(barig) numun HI-[sar]
18. 2(barig) numun nig2 ti?
19. 2(barig) numun zi3? x
20. 1(barig)? numun [...]
21. 1(gesz'u) 3(u)# [x] x [...]
22. 4(gesz2) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 tug2 x
23. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) x-NE-x
24. 2(u) x 1(asz) 1(barig) U
25. 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) zi3 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 x
26. 8(asz) gu2 IGI-KU
27. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) x babbar
reverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) x
2. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) amar?-NI [...]
3. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) kusz nu?-ur2?-ma?
4. 8(disz) ba-zi? a-ma-ma
  to be transliterated
column 2
  to be transliterated
  blank space
16. zi-ga
17. bala mu a ba-x
  blank space
18. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LB 0559
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-15 at 09:10:23 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:04 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210012.
LB 0559 artifact entry (No. P210012). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210012
LB 0559 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210012 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210012
LB  - CDLI:P210012
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - LB 0559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210012
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0559 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210012.
LB 0559 artifact entry (No. P210012). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210012
LB 0559 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210012 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210012
LB  - CDLI:P210012
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - LB 0559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210012
ER  -
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