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LB 2640 (P525001)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | LB 2640 |
|---|---|
| ID | P525001 |
| Museum no. | LB 2640 |
| 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(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur lugal | 36 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 sesame, royal (measure), |
| 2 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(asz) 3(ban2) gur | 14 gur 3 ban2 |
| 4 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 5 | ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta | from Lu-Ningirsu |
| reverse | ||
| 6 | a2 geme2-sze3 | labor of female laborers |
| 7 | ur-ab-ba | Ur-abba |
| 8 | szu ba-ti | received. |
| 9 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun | year: “Enmaḫgalana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed. |
| envelope | ||
| 1 | 5(u) 4(barig) 4(ban2) sze-gesz-i3 gur lugal | 50 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 sesame, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi-ta | from Lu-Ningirsu, son of Bazi |
| reverse | ||
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-ab-ba | under seal of Ur-abba |
| 4 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun | year: “Enmaḫgalana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-ab-ba | Ur-abba |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ba-zi | son of Bazi |
Sources & licences
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