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HLC 040 (pl. 011) (P109918)

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 A31710

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

47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
(enclosed within envelope)
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-gal he2-dab5 u3 erin2-na buru14-a gu7-a
blank space
3. kiszib3 lu2-lagasz{ki}
reverse
1. [...]
blank space
seal impression
2. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul#
seal 1
1. [ur?]-mes
2. [dub]-sar#
3. x {d}szul-gi
4. [...]

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): 47.0 high × 40.0 wide × 24.0 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 040 (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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A31710
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.45.00.00
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
2013-07-03 at 12:18:33	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	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 10:01:32	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 004559 (composite) (P457269)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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“HLC 040 (Pl. 011) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918.

HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry (No. P109918). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918},
}

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“HLC 040 (Pl. 011) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918.

HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry (No. P109918). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109918
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M1  - 2025/3/16/
TI  - HLC 040 (pl. 011) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109918
ER  -

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