LB 2506 (P210050)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 2506

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [...] x
4. [...]
5. [...] x sza3 iri-ta
6. [...] x 4(disz) <ma-na siki-ta> lugal-ur2-ra-ni
7. [...] lu2-{d}nagar-pa-e3
8. [...] du8-me
9. [1(disz)] ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3 sze> 4(disz) <ma-na siki-ta> lugal-mu-ba-zi-ge
10. [1(disz)] ug3 1(barig)? 4(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
11. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}suen
12. [1(disz)] ug3# 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
  blank space
13. nagar-me
14. 1/2(disz) ur-nigar{gar}
15. 1/2(disz) ha-lu5-lu5#
16. 1/2(disz) ug3 ur-x-[...]
17. simug-[me]
18. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}-ki-du10 [...]
  blank space
19. gaszam gu4? {gesz}apin?-ta
20. 1(disz) ug3 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) szesz-kal-la dumu bi-ri-sza-am3#
column 2
1. [...]
2. [1(disz)] ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) a-x x dumu szesz-kal-la#
3. ad-kup4-me
4. GAN2 mar-sa-ta
5. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}nin-[x]-ti
6. [...] 4(disz) 3(disz) nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dumu bi-ri-sza-am3
7. ad#?-kup4 nig2-didli gu3-de2-a-me
8. giri3#-se3-ga bala-a-ta
9. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}suen ad-kup4 dumu nam-nimgir
10. 1/2(disz) lugal-e2-mah-e gudu4
11. 1/2(disz) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re tug2-du8
12. 1/2(disz) a-kal-la aszgab
  blank space
13. gaszam {d}szara2-ta
14. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) lugal-{d}nam2
15. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) a-kal-la
16. 1(disz) ug3 4(disz) e2-mah-ki-ta
17. dumu giri3-ni-me
18. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) lu2-GIN2-gal
19. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge
20. 1(disz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) {d}szara2-kam [...] x
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] x [...]
4. [1(disz)] ug3# 1(barig) 4(disz) [...]
5. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2 ku3 [...]
6. dumu? igi-ni-[me]
7. 1(asz) ug3 1(barig) 2(disz)+[n ...]
8. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2? x [...] geme2-{d}nun-[gal]
9. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2? al-[ba-ni]-du11 dumu? puzur4#?-ma#? x [...]
10. 1(disz) zah3 ug3 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-esz2-dam
11. 1(disz) zah3 ug3 1(barig) 4(disz) ma-an-szum2#? dumu szu-{d}utu
  blank space
12. ad-kup4 ug3#? [...]
13. 1(asz) 3(ban2) tug2? ur-{d}da-mu i3-du8 e2-usz-bar
14. bahar3? e2-DU-ta
  blank space
15. [...]
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. szunigin 3(disz) nagar x x
2. [szunigin ...] 2(disz) [...]
3. [szunigin ...] U? [...]
4. szunigin 1(disz) ad-kup4? a2 1/2(disz)
5. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) ug3 x [...] x
6. szunigin 5(disz) ug3 3(ban2) tug2? [...]
7. szunigin 5(disz) ug3 n tug2?
8. szunigin 2(disz) zah3 ug3 gurusz
9. ad-kup4-me
10. szunigin 2(disz) aszgab a2 [...]
11. szunigin 3(disz) simug a2 [...]
12. szunigin 2(disz) tug2-du8 a2 [...]
13. szunigin 1(disz) tug2-du8 x [...]
14. tug2-du8-[me]
15. [...]
column 3
1. [...] x
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LB 2506
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-15 at 12:20:38 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:39:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“LB 2506 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210050.
LB 2506 artifact entry (No. P210050). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210050
LB 2506 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210050 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 2506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210050},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210050
LB  - CDLI:P210050
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - LB 2506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210050
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 2506 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P210050.
LB 2506 artifact entry (No. P210050). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P210050
LB 2506 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P210050 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).
@misc{2002LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {LB 2506 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P210050},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P210050},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P210050
LB  - CDLI:P210050
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - LB 2506 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P210050
ER  -
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