HLC 055 (pl. 073) (P109933)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A31724Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
108.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 26.0 mm
obverse
column 1
1. [7(disz) erin2 ug3]-IL2#?
2. [iti sze sag11-ku5 u4] 2(u)# 5(disz) [ba-zal]-ta
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3. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
4. 7(disz) sza3-gu4
5. 3(u) aga3-us2 ensi2
6. 1(gesz2) dumu dab5-ba
7. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz)
8. iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 2(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-ta
9. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
10. a2-bi 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: (7 × (5 + 30)) + (97 × (25! + 30)) = 5580
text has (97 × (5 + 30))
11. u4 5(u) 5(disz)-kam
12. 3(u) szabra
13. 2(disz) nu-banda3-gu4 2(u)-ta
14. 7(disz) engar 1(u) 5(disz)-ta
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz)
2. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(disz)
calculation: (175 × 300) / (80/300) = 656.25
3. bar-ra-kar-ra-me
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4. szunigin 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: 5580 + 656 = 6236
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
7. a-sza3 en-nu-lum-ma
8. 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2
9. a-sza3 lugal-nam-tar-re
10. 8(bur3) a-sza3 {gesz}tir-ma-nu
11. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) a-sza3 ga-li
12. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) a-sza3 tul2-du
13. ($ blank space $) 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1/2(iku)-ta
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column 1
1. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) a-sza3 [...] i7 nun-[...]
2. 1(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2-bi 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: (46b 4i ÷ 1/2i =) 1664 + (11b ÷ 1i =) 198 = 1862
4. sze gur10
5. 7(gesz2) a-sza3 en-nu-lum-ma
6. 5(gesz2) a-sza3 lugal-nam-tar-re
7. 1(gesz'u) su7 gaba a-<sza3>
8. a-sza3 tul2-du
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9. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sze gesz ra-a 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
10. szunigin 1(gesz'u) su7 du8-a 4(barig)-ta
11. a2-bi 5(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: ((720 × 300) / (80/300) =) 2700 + ((600 × 300) / (240/300) =) 750 = 3450
column 2
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1. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: 1862 + 3450 = 5312
2. zi-ga
3. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
calculation: 6236 - 5312 = 924 (text has 926)
4. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)
calculation: 926 × 80 sila 3 per day = 74,080
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5. nig2-ka9-ak a2
6. ba-ad-da-ri2
7. u4 5(u) 5(disz)-kam
8. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 108.0 high × 63.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: HLC, HLC 055 (pl. 073)
[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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citation: BBVO 10, p. 60 n. 202
[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
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citation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 208
[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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collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 208
[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 A31724
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- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.11.25 (us2 year), Amar-Suen.02.12.00 (us2 year)
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- Accounting Period: 0
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2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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2021-10-28 at 10:26:49 | Lafont, Bertrand | Atf | Lafont, Bertrand | CDLI | approved |
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2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2015-12-24 at 16:26:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2015-12-10 at 16:39:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2015-03-13 at 12:43:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-10-24 at 10:21:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-10-24 at 10:01:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-07-22 at 13:30:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2011-05-02 at 14:12:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2009-06-03 at 10:01:40 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2006-10-12 at 12:18:35 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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