LB 2505 (P210049)

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 2505

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. 2(u) tug2 nig2-lam2 szar3 4(barig)-ta
2. 1(u) 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du 3(barig)-ta
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du tug2-du8 2(barig)-ta
4. 6(disz) tug2 guz-za szar3 3(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. 1(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za du 2(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
6. 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba szar3 4(barig)-ta
7. 2(u) 1(disz) tug2 nig2-dag tab-ba du 3(barig)-ta
8. 3(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 sipa szar3 1(asz) 3(barig)-ta
9. 2(disz) tug2 bar-dul5 guz-za szar3 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
10. 4(disz) tug2 a2-gu4-hu-ra szar3 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
column 2
  2-3 lines broken
1'. [1(gesz2)?] 5(u) 4(disz) tug2# [...] 4(ban2)-[ta]
2'. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2? 3(disz@t)-kam us2 2(ban2)-ta
3'. 2(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za x 3(disz@t)-kam us2 2(ban2)-ta
4'. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz@t)-kam us2 1(ban2)-ta
5'. 1(disz) tug2 gu2-DISZ 3(disz@t)-kam us2 2(ban2)-<ta>
6'. 2(disz) gada sza3-gu igi szar3 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2)-ta
7'. 2(disz) gada sza3-gu lugal 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
8'. 7(disz) gada bar-tug2 szar3 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 4(disz) gada us2 1(asz) 3(barig)-ta
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gada a-ra 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. [...] gada 3(disz@t)-kam us2 1(ban2)-ta
4. [...] ga-ni [...] szar3 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)-ta!
5. [...] x szar3 [...]-ta
6. [...]-kam# us2 [...]-ta#
7. [...] x
8. [...] x
9. [...] x
10. [...]
column 2
1. 1(u) gada 3(disz@t)-kam us2
2. {d}ba-ba6
3. 7(disz) gada 3(disz@t)-kam us2 1(ban2)
4. tug2?-si? du8-a tug2 ur? la {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. mu 3(disz)-a a-ra2 [...] igi 3(disz)-[gal2 ...]
6. sze-bi 5(gesz2) 3(u)# [...]
7. iti 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
8. 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 ...]
9. sze x [...] tug2 x [...]
10. sza3 x [...]
11. mu [...]
12. ka [...]
13. u3 lu2 [...]
14. mu {d}x-{d}suen lugal# [...]
left
1. 7(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 tab?-ba? szar3

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 2505
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-15 at 11:57:53 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2019-08-04 at 13:18:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:53:46 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“LB 2505 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210049.
LB 2505 artifact entry (No. P210049). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210049
LB 2505 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210049 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 2505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210049},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210049},
}

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PY  - 2002
ID  - P210049
LB  - CDLI:P210049
M1  - 2025/5/29/
TI  - LB 2505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210049
ER  - 
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