HLC 025 (pl. 063) (P109903)

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 A31695

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

124.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-x dumu a-tu
2. [... lu2]-usz-gi-na
3. [x]-ba-sa6 bur2-ta
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4. {gesz}kiri6 ki-sur-ra{ki}
5. usz2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a er2-du8
6. dumu ur-{d}su4-an-na
7. usz2 ur-{d}ig-alim
8. usz2 ur-sag-ub3{ki}
9. zi-ga ki-sar lugal e2-gal ur2-ra-ni
10. usz2 al-la dumu nin-he2-gal2
11. dumu geme2 kar-ke3{ke4}
12. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2-kalam-ma
14. ugula gu2-u3-mu
15. usz2 ur-e-sag-ga2
column 2
1. dumu lu2-{d}[x]
2. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. {gesz}kiri6 {gesz}u3-suh5 gaba-ri {d}en-ki-ka
4. 1/2(asz@c) lu2-du10-ga
5. dumu nin-u3-ma geme2 kar-ke3{ke4}
6. im-e tak4-a inim ab-ba-mu szandana-ta
7. usz2 ur-nigar{gar}
8. he2-dab5-ta
9. ugula ur-dun
10. 1/2(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
11. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 szu-ku6
12. ugula ur-temen-na
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reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. lu2-kal-la
2. szunigin2 2(asz@c) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
  blank space
3. gurum2 ak dib-ba
4. nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4-ne
5. sza3#? gir2-su{ki}
6. [...] za mu [...] IG [...] inanna [...] x [...] ki [...] UR

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): 124.0 high × 80.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 025 (pl. 063)

    [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. 206

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

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  • Museum No.: OIM A31695
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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
2021-10-07 at 09:56:41 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 10:11:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:44 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
2009-09-09 at 00:41:38 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-06-17 at 17:42:06 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-06-17 at 16:58:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:40 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 025 (Pl. 063) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109903.
HLC 025 (pl. 063) artifact entry (No. P109903). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109903 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 025 (pl. 063) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109903 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 025 (pl. 063) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109903},
}


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