LB 0609 (P210015)

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 0609

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x-ta
3'. [...] ta
4'. [...] x
5'. [...]
6'. [...] ta
7'. [...] x-ta
8'. [...] x-ta
9'. [...] x x
10'. [...]
11'. [...] giri3#? ur!-{d}ba-ba6
12'. [dumu?] x UR x x x
13'. [...] ugula
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz)? geme2 ugula-iri 3(ban2)-ta
2'. 2(u) 3(disz)? geme2 3(ban2)-ta
3'. 5(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. 5(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
5'. sze-bi 3(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2)? gur
6'. ugula ur-ba-gara2
7'. 1(disz)? [...] ugula
8'. x szesz-tab-ba
9'. [...] geme2 ugula-iri 3(ban2)-ta
10'. 2(u) x geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11'. [x] geme2 a2 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-ta
12'. 5(disz)? dumu? 1(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
13'. [...] dumu 1(ban2)-ta
14'. sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig)? 1(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3-ta gur
15'. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
16'. dumu ab-ba-iri
17'. x ugula
18'. x szesz-tab-ba
19'. 2(disz)? geme2 ugula-iri 3(ban2)-ta#
20'. 2(u) 5(disz)? geme2 3(ban2)-[ta]
21'. [x geme2 a2] 1/2(disz) 3(ban2)-[ta]
22'. [...] DISZ
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. giri3 ur-[...]
2'. dumu ur-[...]
3'. szunigin 1(u)# [...]
4'. szunigin 5(disz)# [...]
5'. szunigin 1(disz)# [...]
6'. szunigin 1(u)# [...]
7'. szunigin 2(disz)# [...]
8'. szunigin [...]
9'. szunigin 2(u)# [...]
10'. szunigin 4(disz)# [...]
11'. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz)#? [...]
12'. szunigin [...]
13'. szunigin 6(disz)# [...]
14'. szunigin 1(u)# [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x 1/2(disz) x tab-ba DISZ a?
2'. [...] x du-du x x
3'. [...] gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4'. [...]-ta
5'. [...] dumu [...]
6'. [...] dumu [...]
7'. x
8'. [...] gurusz [...]
9'. [...] geme2 [...]
10'. [...] gurusz [...]
11'. x
12'. x
13'. x
14'. x
15'. x
16'. x
17'. x
18'. x
19'. x
20'. x
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [sze]-bi 2(asz)# [x gur]
2'. x
3'. x
4'. [...]
5'. szunigin [...]
6'. szunigin [...]
7'. szunigin [...]
8'. szunigin [...]
9'. szunigin [...]
10'. szunigin [...]
11'. szunigin [...]
12'. szunigin [...]
13'. szunigin [...]
14'. szunigin [...]
15'. szunigin [...]
16'. szunigin [...]
17'. szunigin [...]
18'. szunigin [...]
19'. x
20'. x
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] me
2'. [...] 1(barig)-ta
3'. [...] ta
4'. [...] ugula
5'. [...] me?
6'. [...] ta
7'. [...] me
8'. x [...]
9'. x [...]
10'. x [...]
11'. x [...]
12'. [...] ta
13'. [...] me
14'. x [...]
15'. x [...]
16'. x [...]
17'. x [...]
rest broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. 2(u) x [...]
3'. 6(disz) [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. x [...]
6'. x [...]
7'. x [...]
8'. x [...]
9'. x [...]
10'. x [...]
11'. x [...]
12'. x [...]
13'. szunigin 6(disz) [...]
14'. szunigin 4(disz)#? [...]
15'. szunigin 2(disz)# [...]
rest broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P210015
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P210015

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 0609
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	060003

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-10-15 at 09:15:17	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:39:07	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

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0609 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210015.

LB 0609 artifact entry (No. P210015). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210015

LB 0609 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210015 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0609 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210015},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210015
LB  - CDLI:P210015
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LB 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210015
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 0609 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210015.

LB 0609 artifact entry (No. P210015). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210015

LB 0609 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210015 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 0609 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210015},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210015
LB  - CDLI:P210015
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - LB 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210015
ER  -