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LB 0059 (P388621)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LB 0059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388621 |
| Museum no. | LB 0059 |
| Collection | de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 5(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar-ra 1(disz) gu4 numun | 5 bur3 urua surface area, 5 bur3, 1 eše3 3 iku surface area outside, 1 ox, seed, |
| 2 | gu4 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | the oxen of Ninmar |
| 3 | 3(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 4(bur3) GAN2 bar-ra 1(disz) gu4 numun | 3 bur3 uru₄ field, 4 bur3 outer field, 1 ox, seed, |
| 4 | gu4 ur3-re-e-ba-du7 | ox or bull for the urrebadu-festival |
| 5 | 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 3(bur3) GAN2 bar-ra 1(disz) gu4-am3 | 2 bur3 uru₄ field, 3 bur3 outer field, 1 ox, |
| 6 | gu4 lu2-dingir-ra | bull of Lu-dingira |
| 7 | 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 3(iku) GAN2 bar-ra# 1(disz) gu4 | 2 bur3 urua surface area, 3 iku surface area outside, 1 ox |
| 8 | gu4 ab-ba-mu | bull of Abbamu |
| 9 | 5(bur3) GAN2 a-e ur4-a urin | 5 bur3 field area: water dripping with urine; |
| 10 | ugula ur-szu-ga-lam-ma | foreman: Ur-šugalama |
| 11 | a-sza3 a-ma-nu | field Amānu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a 4(bur3) GAN2 bar-ra# | 2 bur3 urua field, 4 bur3 barra field |
| 2 | gu4 {d}nin-gal-i3-zu-a? | oxen of Ningal-izu |
| 3 | 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a 4(bur3) GAN2 bar-ra# | 2 bur3 2 eše3 surface area in the uru₄ field, 4 bur3 surface outside |
| 4 | gu4 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da 2(disz) gu4 numun | 2 oxen for Ur-Ningešzida, |
| 5 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4-a 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar-ra 2(disz) gu4 numun | 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area: cultivated land; 2 bur31 esece3 3 siku field surface: outer; 2 oxen, seed; |
| 6 | gu4 ur-{d}nun-gal | ox for Ur-Nungal |
| 7 | 3(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 bar-ra 2(disz) gu4 numun | 3 bur3 2 eše3 urua field area: 5 bur3 4 iku field area outside: 2 oxen, seed, |
| 8 | gu4 ab-ba-gi-na | bull of Abbagina |
| 9 | 4(bur3) GAN2 a-e ur4-a | 4 bur3 field area: irrigated, |
| 10 | ugula lugal-siki-su13 | foreman: Lugal-sikisu; |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(bur'u) GAN2 a de2-a a-sza3 dagal?-mu | 10 bur₂ field: “Alas, Ea, my wide field,’ |
| 2 | iti ezem-{d}dumu#-zi | month: “Festival-of-Dumuzi,’ |
| 3 | u4? 2(u)# ba-zal | the 20th day passed |
Sources & licences
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