HLC 016 (pl. 007) (P109894)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31689

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(asz) sze gur lugal
2. gur sze gesz e3-a-ta
  blank space
3. sze-numun a-sza3 im-bi-a-ba-sze3
4. ki ur-tur-ta
5. ur-e2-an-na szu ba-ti
6. ugula nig2-u2-rum
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen nu-banda3-gu4
2. mu ur-e2-an-na-sze3
3. i3-dub a-sza3 gesz-epir-gesz-e-gar-ra-ta
  blank space
4. giri3 i3-kal-la
5. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dumu ur-e2-an-na
3. nu-banda3

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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 43.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: HLC, HLC 016 (pl. 007)

    [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 A31689
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.44.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 IS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2021-12-09 at 10:51:54 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:43 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 10:00:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005338 (composite) (P458048) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 016 (Pl. 007) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109894.
HLC 016 (pl. 007) artifact entry (No. P109894). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109894 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 016 (pl. 007) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109894 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 016 (pl. 007) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109894},
}


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