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HLC 031 (pl. 063) (P109909)

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 A31701

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

42.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 27.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba a-bala u3 du3-a-ku5
blank space
3. a-sza3 sanga-pa-du3-sze3
line uncertain
4. kiszib3 ur-dun
reverse
blank space
1. mu us2-sa ki a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul#
seal 1
1. ur-dun
2. dumu lugal-dingir

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)

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 42.0 high × 40.0 wide × 27.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: HLC, HLC 031 (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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A31701
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.31.00.00 (us2 year) ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:30:45	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:00:47	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 004410 (composite) (P457120)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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“HLC 031 (Pl. 063) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909.

HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry (No. P109909). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909},
}

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“HLC 031 (Pl. 063) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909.

HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry (No. P109909). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 031 (pl. 063) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109909
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M1  - 2025/3/16/
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UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109909
ER  -

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