HLC 009 (pl. 057) (P109888)

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 (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31683

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

149.0 mm × 112.0 mm × 37.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...] BI szu
3'. [...]-{d}nun-gal
4'. [... x-{d}]nin-szubur-ta
5'. [...]-na
6'. [...]-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
7'. [...]-x-na
8'. [ki] ur#-ab-ba dumu ba-ba-ta
9'. x [x] igi-5(disz)-gal2
10'. [ki] ur-giri3-ta
11'. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) [x] x 1(disz)# 5(disz) sze
12'. ur-{d}nin-szubur dumu ba-zi-ta
13'. u4#-ta 2(disz) 2(gesz2) 1(ban2) gur
14'. u3 x x te-ta
15'. [...] ur-{d}nin-szubur dumu sze-x-a
16'. [...] ur-{d}lamma dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17'. 1(u) 2(barig) gur ur-e2-ninnu sza13-dub-ba
18'. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu he2-sa6-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...] x dumu me-x-kisal
2'. 4(disz) gin2 ku3 [...] x
3'. lu2-usz-gi-na#?
4'. 8(gesz2) gur igi-sze3 x
5'. ki lu2-mu-x [dumu] ba-zi-ta
6'. 5(disz) [...] x x
7'. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ab-ba-ta
8'. 1(u) gin2 la2 igi# 6(disz)-gal2
9'. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}utu
10'. ki ur-dingir-ra dumu ur-{d}suen-ta
11'. 5(disz) gin2 ki lu2-{d}utu dumu ur-{d}nanna
12'. 4(disz) gin2 ki ur-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
13'. ki ur-{d}kul-la-ta
14'. 4(disz) gin2 ur-{d}utu [x] dumu dub-sar
15'. ki nam-mah-ta
16'. 1(u) gin2 la2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ki lu2-{d}kal-kal-ta
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. lu2-{d}[...]
3'. [...]-zi
4'. 4(gesz2) gur ki lu2#-[...] dumu lu2#-{d}isztaran#?
5'. [...] x du3 x
6'. [...]-na U ME
7'. giri3 {d}[...] dumu ba-x
8'. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-[...] dumu lu2-{d}[...]
9'. 6(disz) gin2 lu2-[...] dumu na-x
10'. 1(u) gin2 ki ur-[...] nig2-u2-rum [x]
11'. 9(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-[gal2]
12'. ki ur-{d}x-[...] ARAD2-{d}ig-[alim]
13'. [x] ur-na-me-[...]-nanna-x
14'. giri3 asz-me-[...] lu2-{d}nin-[...]
15'. 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3
reverse
column 1
1. USZ ba
2. 6(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
3. [x] nin-gesz-zi-da
4. [...] x-la
5. [...] 1/3(disz) sila3 [...] ARAD2-ASZ
6. [...] na 5(disz) [...]
7. [...] da-da [x]
8. [...] x 8(disz) 5/6(disz) [x]
9. puzur4#-{d}gu-la#
10. ku3 gesz-i3-ka [x]
11. 5(gesz2) gur ki ur-ab-[ba] dumu ba-zi-ge#-ta#
12. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5/6(disz) gin2
13. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2#-[su] dumu i3-kal-la
14. 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 9(disz) sze
15. ku3 zu2-lum
16. 1/3(disz){sza} 8(disz) gin2 x
17. ku3 i3-nun
18. 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ki lugal-na
19. 1/3(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 [...] 8(disz) [...]
20. giri3 [...]
column 2
1. 1/3(disz){sza} 6(disz) gin2
  n lines broken
2'. [...] gin2 NIG2
3'. [...] x bar-ra [...] x-ta
4'. [...] ur#-e2-ninnu [dumu] al#-la-mu
5'. [... ma]-na# 7(disz) gin2 x 9(disz) sze ku3
6'. [...] szesz-kal-la [dumu] lugal#-a2#-zi-da
7'. 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 1/3(|NINDA2x(SZE.1(ASZ))|)#? 2(u) 1(disz) sze
8'. [x] HI-na
9'. [x] ur-{d}nun-ki
10'. [...] 5(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3 tug2
column 3
1. giri3 ur-dam dumu ur-{d}x-[x]
2. [...]
3. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) [...] ki [...]
4. sag [...]
5. sag [...]-bi x [...]
  blank space
6. du? [...]
  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): 149.0 high × 112.0 wide × 37.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 009 (pl. 057)

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31683
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2018-01-01 at 09:38:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-06-30 at 08:40:25 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
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 009 (Pl. 057) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109888.
HLC 009 (pl. 057) artifact entry (No. P109888). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109888 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 009 (pl. 057) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109888 (Accessed: July 27, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-07-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 009 (pl. 057) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109888},
}


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