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
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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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: LB 0609
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-10-15 at 09:15:17	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:39:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:04	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (060003) (060003)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“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: December 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	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  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - LB 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210015
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“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: December 16, 2025).

@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	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  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - LB 0609 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210015
ER  -