HLC 008 (pl. 055) (P109887)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A31682

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

183.0 mm × 132.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-gesz
3. [...] PA# lugal-[...]-SZUL-sze3
4. [...]-e2-nig2 szesz-a-na
5. [...]-{d}lamma dumu ur-{d}suen
6. [...] x-zu lugal-dur2-du10 dumu ur#-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(asz) ESZ x x x
8. 1(asz) |URUDUxESZ| gesz
9. [...]-SZUL dumu x-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(u) 5(disz) siki U x x 1(u) sila4 nu-ur4
11. la2-ia3 su-ga an-ne2-si
12. ki masz-gu-la-ta#
13. lugal-sza3-la2 i3-dab5
14. 4(asz) gur ki ur-{d}suen-ta
15. kiszib3 ur-{d}inanna x
16. 2(u) 3(ban2) gur 5(disz) sila3 sze du
17. ki# du-du#-ta#
18. mu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-sze3
19. kiszib3 lu2-{d}igi#-ma#-sze3 dumu ug3#-IL2
column 2
1. [n] gur ki lugal-gaba-ta
2. [sza3]-gal la2-ia3 GAN#-dab5
3. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dumu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 6(asz) gur sze numun a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi-sze3
5. ki du-du-ta#
6. mu szesz-szesz sza13-dub!-ba
7. kiszib3 lugal-KU-sze3
8. 2(asz) gur sza3-gal erin2-na-sze3
9. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu AN-ne2-zu
10. 1(u) 3(asz) gur udu masz2-bi 1(u) 3(disz)
11. 1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra masz ga2-ga2
12. kiszib3 lugal-ezem dumu ur-dingir-ra
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur
14. i3-dub sze-AN
15. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 3(barig) la2-ia3 i3-dub du6-sa:bar{ki}
16. kiszib3 ur-{d}iszkur dumu a-pirig-zi
17. 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
18. la2-ia3 i3-dub e2-duru5 en
19. kiszib3 lu2-bala-sa6-ga engar dumu in-na-sa6
20. 2(u) gur sze szuku-ra engar
21. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur la2-ia3 i3-dub
column 3
1. kiszib3 nimgir-sa12-du5
2. 2(gesz2) gur ki du-du-ta
3. mu szu-na-sze3
4. ki tu-<ra>-am-i3-li2
5. 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. kiszib3 ama-tu-mu
7. x x x
  erasure
8. ig
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9. giri3
  erasure
10. nin
  erasure
11. 6(asz)? gur a2 lu2 hun-ga2
12. a-sza3 bara2-si-ga-sze3
13. mu ur-{d}ig-alim?!
14. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nanna
15. x x 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
17. kiszib3 ur-{d}li9-[si4] dumu lu2-igi-ma-sze3
18. 1(u) 2(asz) gur sze KU [...]
19. mu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
20. kiszib3 lugal-gi4#-gi4#
21. dumu ur-{d}x
22. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
23. a2 gul-la gu4 apin
24. a-sza3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3
25. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ur-gu2-en-na!
2. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
3. mu ba-zi-ge-sze3
4. kiszib3 dingir-an-dul3
5. 6(gesz2) szen gi? x
  erasure?
6. 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
7. 5(u) udu
8. mu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
9. kiszib3 lugal-uszumgal#
10. dumu ur-[...]
11. 6(asz) gur ki [...]
12. mu ur-{d}[...]
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}[...] dumu x-[...]
14. 1(u) 7(asz) gur kiszib3 [x-{d}]nerah? dumu ur-da-[x]-sa2
15. 1(asz) gur mu ba-zi-sze3
16. 2(disz) ur-{d}nansze dumu ur-{d}nun-gal
17. 4(asz) gur sze-numun a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi
18. kiszib3 lugal-dumu#?-gi7
19. 5(disz) u8 1(disz) udu-nita2 bar-su nin
20. 4(disz) udu-nita2 bar su-ga
21. udu zuh-a ARAD2 sipa u3 kuruszda-ni
column 2
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. lu2-ezem dumu lu2-ba
3. lu2-sag-ub3{ki}
4. lu2 la-ga-me
5. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-{d}gu-la
6. GA2 u4 6(disz) su-su-dam
7. mu lugal-bi# in-pa3
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
1. 9(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur
2. [...] 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
4. [e2?]-kiszib3#-ba
  blank space
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 183.0 high × 132.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 008 (pl. 055)

    [Barton1905-1914-HLC] Barton, George A. 1905-1914. Haverford Library Collection of Cuneiform Tablets or Documents from the Temple Archives of Telloh. Philadelphia : The John C. Winston Co ; London : Headley Brothers.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A31682
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-10-14 at 17:34:32 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-24 at 10:04:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-24 at 10:02:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 008 (Pl. 055) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109887.
HLC 008 (pl. 055) artifact entry (No. P109887). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109887 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 008 (pl. 055) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109887 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 008 (pl. 055) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109887},
}


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