HLC 020 (pl. 040) (P109898)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31692

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

107.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. e2 szu-szum2-ma
3. ki ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. a2 geme2
6. 2(u) 3(barig) zi3 sig15 gur
7. ki nam-ha-ni-ta
  blank space
8. ki e2 kikken2
9. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
10. ki ur-{d}nun-gal-ta
11. 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
12. ki nam-mah-ta
13. 3(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
14. ki gu3-de2-a-ta
column 2
1. 8(asz) 4(barig) gur
2. szu ma2-lah5-ne
3. ki ur-{d}hendur-sag-ta
  blank space
4. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) zi3 gur
7. kiszib3-bi 5(disz)-am3
8. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
9. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
reverse
column 1
1. kiszib3-bi 2(disz)
2. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
3. dumu ur-sa6-ga
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
5. kiszib3-bi 1(disz)
6. kiszib3 ma-an-szum2-na
7. dumu lu2-giri17-zal
8. 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
9. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) zi3 gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{sze3}szer7-da
11. dumu lu2-giri17-zal
  blank space
12. 1(u) 1(asz) dabin gur
13. kiszib3 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
14. dumu ur2-ra-dingir-e3
column 2
1. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
  blank space
2. szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
3. szunigin 9(gesz2) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
4. sze-bi 9(gesz2) 2(u) 9(asz) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur
5. ugu2-a ba-a-gar
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. la2-ia3 2(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
8. nig2-ka9-ak zi3
9. lu2-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma
10. sza3 e2 kikken2 gibil
11. iti szu-numun
12. bala dub-sag
13. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 107.0 high × 24.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 020 (pl. 040)

    [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.

  • collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 204

    [Maeda1980HLC] Maeda, Tohru. 1980. “Collation of G. A. Barton, Haverford Library Collection of Cuneiform Tablets or Documents.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 197–224.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31692
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.04.00
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  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:36 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

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 020 (Pl. 040) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109898.
HLC 020 (pl. 040) artifact entry (No. P109898). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109898 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 020 (pl. 040) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109898 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 020 (pl. 040) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109898},
}


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