HLC 052 (pl. 012) (P109930)

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 A31721

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

122.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
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1. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 1(asz) sze gur lugal
2. nu-banda3 sza3-gu4
3. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 5(asz) szesz-kal-la
4. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(asz) x-x-x-x-bar-re
5. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(asz) lugal-za3-e3
6. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) lu2-{d}nanna
7. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) {d}nanna-masz-x
8. 4(gesz2) du-ug-ga
9. 1(gesz2) erin2 {d}szul-gi-{d}nanna
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10. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(asz) [...]
11. ugula e2-a-e-li2
12. 1(gesz2) 3(asz) gu-za-la2
13. ugula lugal-he2-gal2
14. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) be-li2-du10
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) ambar{ki}-ta
16. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) gu2 i7 nigin6{ki#}-du-ta
17. a-hu-a
18. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) ambar{ki}-ta
19. 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}-du-ta
20. lu2-bala-sa6-ga
21. 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ambar{ki}-ta
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1. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gu2 i7 nigin6{ki}
2. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) gur e2-duru5 en-na-ta ur-dingir-ra-sze3
3. 1(gesz'u) gur nu-ur2-zu?
4. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) gur
5. ugula hu-ba-a
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) szu-{d}utu
7. 1(gesz'u) a-pi-la-sza
8. 1(gesz'u) e-i3-li2-szu
9. 1(gesz'u) lugal-ezem
10. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) ur-nigar{gar}
11. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) gur
12. ugula a-pi-la-sza
13. 3(u) a-e-igi-du8
14. ugula lu2-nin-ga2
15. 5(gesz2) erin2 e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
16. ugula pu3-u2-du
17. i3-dub e2-duru5-en-na-ta
18. szunigin2 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gur
19. sze nig2-ba lugal-kam
20. ki ensi2 gir2-su{ki}-ta
21. erin2 uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
22. szu ba-ab-ti
23. giri3 lugal-an-na-tum2
24. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 122.0 high × 52.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 052 (pl. 012)

    [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. 199

    [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 A31721
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
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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
2021-10-28 at 10:25:52 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:19:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:46 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
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 052 (Pl. 012) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109930.
HLC 052 (pl. 012) artifact entry (No. P109930). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109930 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 052 (pl. 012) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109930 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 052 (pl. 012) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109930},
}


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