LB 2429 (P210040)

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 2429

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
1. [...]-x-du sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. [...] 3(ban2)? ur2-ru-ta
3. [...] x ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 {gesz}tukul
4. [...] x ur-nig2
5. [...] nin-ezem
6. [...] x 1(disz) lu2 ki-NE? SIG7-a
7. gesz sze LAGAB {d}nin-gir2-su#-ta
8. 1(disz) nin-nig2-sag-gu7-gu7
9. dam ARAD2 SIG7-a
10. gesz sze LAGAB gar3-bi-ir{ki}
11. giri3 ka-tar {d}ba-ba6
12. 1(disz) nin-mug
13. dam ur-mes-ke4 sukkal
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(ban2) lu2 x
3. munus-me
4. 1(disz)? SIG7-a x-inim-gi-na
5. gesz sze LAGAB ur-ma-ma
6. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-ISZ-a lu2 azlag2
8. dumu nam-nin-a-ni-du10 usz-bar
9. giri3 ensi2
10. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. ur2-ra-na-ta
12. ugula lu2-an-na-du3-a dumu na-ba-sa6
13. 1(disz)? ba-ta-sa6-ge
14. dumu nin-u3-ma usz-bar
15. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
16. giri3 ensi2#
17. 1(disz)? szu-na-mu [...] zi? [...]
reverse
column 1
1. ARAD2-x [...]
2. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
3. ki-nu-nir{ki}-ta
4. ur-{d}nun-gal maszkim
5. 1(disz) ki-sza-ra
6. dumu da-ga-lu2-gi-ki?
7. ur-{d}nun-gal maszkim
8. 1(disz) ur-ba-gara2 im-e tak4-a dumu nig2-mu-gin2-us2
9. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ensi2
10. KA ur-{d}en-gal!-du-du
11. 1(disz) lugal-u2-szim-e
12. dumu lugal-da-GAN2-{d}nanna
13. KA ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
blank space
14. sza3 e2-kikken2 gibil
15. 1(disz) nin-[ra]-giri17-zal geme2 lugal?-uszum-gal lu2-en-na
16. [...] x x [...]
column 2
1. [...] x x x nin-mar{ki}-ka
2. [...] kiszib3 a-x-mu2 didli
3. [...] {d}nin-me-[x]-me
4. [...] x didli igi-sa6-ga
5. [...] x {d}isztaran e2 {d}nanna
6. [...] an-ne2-ba-du7
7. [...] ensi2
blank space
8. zi-ga
9. [...] x gu-la
10. [...]-ki?-a dumu i-hi-en [...] dumu lu-lu-bu-na
11. [...] x sa6-ga engar uru11[{ki} ...] lu2-{d}ba-ba6
12. [...] sze#?-numun? a a-ru-a an-tuku-am3?
13. [...] sa6#-ga
14. [...] dab5-ba-me
15. [...] x {d}nanna tur? [...]
16. [...]

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	P210040
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P210040

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 2429
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	060028

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-10-13 at 07:45:45	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 14:39:22	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 2429 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210040.

LB 2429 artifact entry (No. P210040). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210040

LB 2429 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210040 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 2429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210040},
}

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DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210040
LB  - CDLI:P210040
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - LB 2429 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 2429 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210040.

LB 2429 artifact entry (No. P210040). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210040

LB 2429 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210040 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 2429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210040},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210040},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210040
LB  - CDLI:P210040
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - LB 2429 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210040
ER  -