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LB 0255 (P388789)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LB 0255 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388789 |
| Museum no. | LB 0255 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta | 9 male laborers, 1 barig barley (per day) at the royal (amount) |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) | 1 male worker, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 3 | a2 sag-tuku5-me | they are the first-ranking slaves |
| 4 | 6(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 4(ban2)-ta | 6 1/2 labor-days 4 ban2 each, |
| 5 | 1(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 2(ban2) | 1 1/2 labor-day 2 ban2 |
| 6 | a2 1/2(disz)-ma | 1/2 labor, |
| 7 | 1(u) 4(disz) a2 1/3(disz) 3(ban2)-ta | 14 labor-troops, 1/3 (workman) at 3 ban2 (per day) |
| 8 | 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta | 2 female workers, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 9 | 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 child, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 (gur) 2 barig 5 sila3 |
| 2 | ugula a2-ta-szu-ta | foreman: Atašuta |
| 3 | sze-ba ug3-IL2 | barley rations of the porters; |
| 4 | a-sza3 du6-lugal-u3-a-ta | from the field Dulugalua |
| 5 | iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 | month: “Oxen-drivers, |
| 6 | mu us2-sa {d}nanna kar-zi-da | year following: “Nanna of Karzida. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | geme2-{d}lamma | Geme-Lamma, |
| 2 | eresz-dingir {d}ba-ba6 | the goddesses of Baba |
| 3 | a2-ta-szu-ta | from Atāšu |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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