HLC 028 (pl. 066) (P109906)

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 A31698

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

123.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(ban2) nam#-mah#-{d}ba-ba6-i3-du10
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-gi
3. dumu-ni-me masz
4. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}lamma-zi-mu
5. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-siskur2-re
6. dumu nin-ib2-diri
7. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
8. 2(ban2) e2-ta-mu-zu
9. dumu-ni-me
10. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-a-zi-mu2-a
11. 1(ban2) 5(disz) e2-mi-ni-sze3? dumu-ni
12. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-nig2-zu
13. 3(ban2) 3(disz) e2-ta-mu-zu
  blank space
14. a-ga-am-me
15. e2 gibil4
16. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-ki-la2-a
17. 2(ban2) {d}lamma-di-de3
column 2
1. [...] dumu-ni [...]
2. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-ba6-an-dul3
3. 3(ban2) 3(disz) iri-ni-sze3?-kusz2
4. 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu dumu-ni
5. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-nig2-zu-zu
6. 2(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2 dumu-ni
7. 3(ban2) 3(disz) u-ni-nin-am3
8. dumu {d}ba-ba6-an-dul3-me
9. szu! 2(ban2) 2(disz) giri3-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
10. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-kasz-SZIM
11. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
12. 2(ban2) nin-ezem
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2-{d}li9-si4
14. dumu-ni-me
15. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-lu2-du10-ga
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. dumu-ni
2'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}ba-[ba6-x]
3'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) nin-[...]
4'. 1(ban2) 1(disz) nin9-ki-gu-[la ...]
5'. a-ga-am-me
6'. e2 {d}da-mu#?
7'. 1(barig) {d}lamma-[...]
8'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) a2-[...]
9'. e2-bappir2? [...]
10'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}[...]
11'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin#-[...]
12'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin#-[...]
13'. dumu x-[...]
14'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-[...]
15'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) {d}[...]
16'. 3(ban2) 3(disz) {d}x-[...]
17'. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}[...] KA [...]
18'. a-ga-am-me
19'. e2-gu-la
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) 3(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dumu {d}nin-gir2-su-i3-sa6
3. 3(ban2) 3(disz) um-ma-mu geme2
4. lu2 e2 iri-ku3-ga-me
5. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 3(disz) ARAD2
  blank space
6. e2 {d}ba-ba6 3(disz)-a-[bi]
7. 1(barig) ur-esz3-ku3-ga
8. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}[ba-ba6]
9. 1(ban2) ur-{d}amar-{d}suen
10. dumu-ni-me
11. lu2 gesz-kin-sig7 gu#-la
12. 1(barig) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
13. 3(ban2) <ug3>-IL2
14. 1(barig) lugal-ku3-zu#
15. 1(barig) ARAD2-banda3
16. 1(barig) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka#
17. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-[...]
18. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ba-[ba6]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 3(ban2) kur-sze3-na-ri
2. 1(ban2) nig2-u2-rum
3. 1(ban2) iri-ku3-ki-du10
4. dumu-ni-me
5. 1(barig) a-ba-{d}szul-gi-gin7
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) u4-ha!-ba-ni-su3-re dumu-ni
7. ug3-IL2 esz3-me
8. e2-gu-la
  blank space
9. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su 2(disz)-a-bi
10. 1(barig) lugal-ta-lu2 lu2-kisal
11. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-sze-il2-la
12. 1(ban2) 1(disz) lugal-ku3-zu dumu-ni
13. geme2 kikken2-[me]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(barig) ur-{d}nun-gal
2. szesz e2-zi-mu
3. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi
5. GAN2 PA
6. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su 2(disz)-a-bi u3 esz3 didli-bi
  isncribed in the middle of a large blank space
7. e2-bi 1(u) 4(disz) iri-ku3
  blank space
8. zi3?-ba
9. e2 {d}ba-ba6 3(disz)-a-bi
10. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su 2(disz)-a-bi
11. u3 esz3 didli-bi
12. mu en-mah#-[gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun]

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 123.0 high × 105.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 028 (pl. 066)

    [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. 207

    [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 A31698
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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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
2017-04-17 at 17:36:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:43 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 028 (Pl. 066) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109906.
HLC 028 (pl. 066) artifact entry (No. P109906). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109906 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 028 (pl. 066) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109906 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 028 (pl. 066) artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109906},
}


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