HLC 038 (pl. 011) (P109916)

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 A31708

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

48.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (enclosed in envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur lugal
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
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  seal impression
3. ki ur-tur dumu ur-sa6-ga-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
  blank space
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3. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su

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): 48.0 high × 46.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: HLC, HLC 038 (pl. 011)

    [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. 198

    [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 A31708
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.11.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
  • 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
2021-10-26 at 12:32:04 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-01-05 at 04:35:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-07-11 at 17:20:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-11 at 17:19:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:45 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 10:01:31 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004926 (composite) (P457636) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.45.05.00, Šū-Suen.07.05.00

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 038 (Pl. 011) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109916.
HLC 038 (pl. 011) artifact entry (No. P109916). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109916 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 038 (pl. 011) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109916 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	month = {jun 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109916},
}


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