LB 0561 (P210013)

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

Museum Number

LB 0561

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. gesz? si-du3 ugula
2. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-ku3-ba-gur
4. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
5. usz2 lugal-i3-sa6
6. dumu du3-me
blank space
7. ugula i3-dab5
8. usz2 na-na
9. ug3 libir ga-x-sze3 dumu-ni
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) nig2-gur11 {d}ba-ba6
11. 1/2(asz@c)# 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2 ki-siki?-ka
12. [...] x x ku3-ga
13. [...]-me
14. [...]-mu szu-ku6
15. [...]-ta? mu-zu
16. [...]-x-ASZ
17. [...]
rest broken
column 2
1. usz2 e2?-lu2-ti dumu BAD-du3
2. usz2 GIN2?-zu
3. usz2 lu2-{d}igi?-[ma]-sze3#?
4. 1(asz@c) 2(ban2) 3(disz) x [...]-me?
5. ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
6. usz2 e2-ta-mu-zu
7. a-ru-a lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3 ra-gaba
8. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) giri3-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
9. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-lu2-tar-ra!?-du7-du7
10. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) mu {d}ba-ba6-ke4-szu-ta
11. 1/2(disz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2 {d}ig-alim
12. dumu-ni-me
13. a-ru-a ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-a
14. n 5(ban2) 4(disz) nin-tum-ta [...] du#
15. [...] x
rest broken
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
2. x 3(ban2) nin-mu-ba-mu-ARAD2
3. 1(disz) 5(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2-{d}ig-alim
4. dumu-ni-me
5. usz2 {d}ba-ba6 ki sza-ra
6. dumu {d}ba-ba6-kam-me
7. a-ru-a ur-i7-de3-na
8. usz2 geme2-{d}suen
9. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6 ba-zi-zi-x-ta
10. a-ru-a a2-na-mu-uk
11. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-dub-sar
12. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}gesz {d}ba-ba6
13. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-a-zu
14. dumu-ni-me
15. usz2 geme2-{d}utu
16. sag lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
17. usz2 nin#-x-x-[...]
rest broken
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-su?-[...]
2. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) ama? munus# [...]
3. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2 AN# [...]
4. dumu-ni-[me]
5. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-x-[...]
6. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) lugal-sag#?-e x
7. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2 {d}amar-{gesz}szu
8. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul
9. 1(disz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin-a-zu
10. dumu-ni-me
11. usz2 nin-lu2-gi-na
12. dumu geme2-{d}nansze-me
13. usz2 lul-zi [...]
14. usz2 {d}lamma-ama-[mu]
15. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nu? lam [...]
16. dumu-ni-me
17. 1/2(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2 e2-[...]
18. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-siskur2 [...]
19. [...] geme2#-{d}nin-x-[...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. gu2 x [...]
2'. x szabra ASZ [...]
3'. x mu ha x [...]
4'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-a2-[...]
5'. a-ru-a ur-nig2 nu x [...]
6'. zi3 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-{d}bi?-[...]
7'. e2-du6?-la lu2-{d}[...]
8'. usz2 {d}ba-ba6-i3-sa6
9'. a-ru-a lu2-mah? {d}nin-szubur
10'. 1(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ga2-ni-zi
11'. a-ru-a {d}nansze-GIR2@g-gal ra2-gaba
12'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-kalam-ma
13'. a-ru-a lu2-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3-gu4 e2 {d}en#?-ki?
14'. usz2 na-lu5-a
15'. a-ru-a ur-dun mar-[tu]
16'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6 [...] mu
17'. a-ru-a la-la gudu4 [...] sza3 lagasz{ki}
column 2
beginning broken
1'. a-ru-a da-da dumu# u2-u2
2'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
3'. a-ru-a ur-{d}lamma muszen-du3
4'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
5'. a-ru-a lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 da-ra
6'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) igi-ni-da-a
7'. a-ru-a szu-{d}iszkur szusz3
8'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-zi-sza3-sze3
9'. a-ru-a ab-ba-mu dumu sa12-du5?
10'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-da-nir-szu
11'. a-ru-a ur-PA nu-banda3-gu4 ba-gara2
12'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-a-zu
13'. a-ru-a ur-gesz-gibil ha-za-num2 {d}en-lil2-e gar-ra
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [a]-ru-a lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3 dumu ur2-ra-dingir
2'. usz2 nam-mu-na-mu-tar
3'. a-ru-a ur-mes dumu lu2-du10-ga
blank space
4'. szunigin 1(asz@c) 2(ban2)
5'. szunigin 1(asz) szesz-tab-ba
6'. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz szu-gi4
7'. ugula i3-dab5
8'. szunigin 1(asz@c) geme2 1(barig) sze lugal 4(disz) ma-na-ta
9'. szunigin 2(asz@c) geme2 5(ban2) 4(disz)-ta
10'. szunigin 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
11'. szunigin 3(asz@c) geme2 nu-siki 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
12'. szunigin 8(asz@c) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...] e2-mah?
2'. iti sze-il2-la
3'. mu {d}szul-gi nita kal-ga# lugal uri5#{ki#} lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
blank space
4'. mu en {d}nanna masz-e bi2-i3-pa3

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: LB 0561
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.43.12.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-06-19 at 06:15:14	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-11-11 at 14:58:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2015-08-04 at 18:56:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:39:06	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:04	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060000) (060000)

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Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0561 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210013.

LB 0561 artifact entry (No. P210013). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210013

LB 0561 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210013 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0561 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210013},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0561 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210013.

LB 0561 artifact entry (No. P210013). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210013

LB 0561 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210013 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0561 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210013},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210013},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210013
LB  - CDLI:P210013
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - LB 0561 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210013
ER  -