HLC 042 (pl. 050) (P109920)

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 A31712

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

40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze lugal
2. sze-ba u2-IL2 x-me
  blank space
3. ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 e2-zi-mu
  blank space
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
seal 1
1. sza3-ba-na-sig
2. szabra#
3. e2-[zi-mu]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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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): 40.0 high × 35.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: HLC, HLC 042 (pl. 050)

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A31712
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.38.11.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2021-10-29 at 16:03:37 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-10-28 at 09:52:46 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:01:32 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 004051 (composite) (P456761) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 042 (Pl. 050) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109920.
HLC 042 (pl. 050) artifact entry (No. P109920). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109920 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 042 (pl. 050) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109920 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 042 (pl. 050) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109920},
}


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