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LB 0279 (P388809)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LB 0279 |
|---|---|
| ID | P388809 |
| Museum no. | LB 0279 |
| 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 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta | 230 male laborers, 1 barig barley each |
| 2 | sze-bi 4(u)# 2(asz) gur | its barley: 42 gur |
| 3 | sza3-gal erin2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} | chief of the troops of the temple of Ninmar |
| 4 | i3-dub gu2 i7 {d}na-ru2-igi-du-ta | from the depot on the bank of the Narigidu canal |
| 5 | ki ba-zi#-[ta] | from Bazi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku5-da nu-banda3 dumu ur-li-ke4 | Kuda, the overseer, son of Urli, |
| 2 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 3 | inim sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta | at the command of the temple administrator of Ninmar |
| 4 | iti amar-a-a-si | month: “Amar-asi, |
| 5 | mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul | year: “Simurrum (and) Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze-ta | 230 male laborers, 1 barig barley each |
| 2 | sze-bi 4(u) 2(asz) gur lugal | its barley: 42 royal gur, |
| 3 | sza3-gal erin2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-sze3 | chief of the troops to the temple of Ninmar |
| 4 | i3-dub gu2 i7 {d}na-ru2-[igi-du-ta] | from the depot on the bank of the Narigidu canal |
| 5 | ki ba-zi-ta | from Bazi |
| 6 | kiszib3 ku5-da nu-banda3 dumu ur-li | under seal of Kuda, the superintendent, son of Urli; |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-x-x | Lu- |
| 2 | x x x | |
| 3 | x x | |
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