HLC 056 (pl. 074) (P109934)

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 A31725

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

133.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. nu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
3. dumu ur-{d}isztaran
4. nam-mah-{d}ba-ba6
5. ma-an-szum2 dumu na-ni
6. libir-am3
7. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 u2-IL2 {ansze}dur9{ur3}-ta
8. sag ur-{d}sze3-giri3-sze3
9. erin2-me
10. ur-ki-gu-la
11. sza3-da-nu-szar2
12. ni2-gal-eb2-gu-ul
13. ma-an-szum2
14. nu lugal-si
15. nu ki-ur2-en-kal
16. nu ur-{d}ba-ba6
17. nu e2 x-[...]
18. ug3-IL2-me
19. libir-am3
20. ur-{d}ig-alim
21. lugal-u2-szim-e
22. nu ur-lugal lu2 sar
23. nu lu2-giri17-zal
24. nu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
25. nu lu2-{d}nin-szubur
26. erin2-me
27. e2 szabra-e2-ta
column 2
1. 1(u) gurusz gub-ba la2-ia3 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
2. libir-am3
3. ki si-du3-ta
4. lugal-nam2-mah
  blank space
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5. du11-ga-ni-zi dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
6. lugal-me-lam2 szesz-a-ni
7. ur-{d}dumu-zi
8. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-i3-sa6
9. ku3-bar-tam
10. ki lugal-uszumgal-ta
11. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-i3-sa6 sila-a dab5-ba
12. 7(disz)
13. e2-udu sza3 e2-gal
14. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
15. ur-{d}iszkur
16. {d}[ba-ba6]-a-zu#
17. [e2]-u2-nam-ti#
18. ur-{d}hendur-sag
19. ki lugal-uszumgal-ta
20. {d}ba-ba6-puzur5-mu
21. e2 {d}nansze-ta
22. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 e2 {d}dumu-zi-ta
23. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
24. nin-engar dumu {d}inanna-ka sipa-ta
25. al-la-szu-sa6-ga dumu i3-sa6-ga
26. 1(u)
27. sza3 e2-udu gibil
28. erin2 hu-ru? e2-gu-la-ta
29. sza3 e2-ta
30. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dah
31. e2 {d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
32. ur-gesz
33. ur-mes
34. ki ka5-a-mu-ta
reverse
column 1
1. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz
2. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz nu-tusz
3. erin2-me
4. szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz
5. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz nu-tusz
6. ug3-IL2-me
7. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz ug3-IL2 gibil
8. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz e2-gu-[la]
9. 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz gub-ba 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 4(u) sza3-bi-ta
10. 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
11. 1(barig) sza3-da-nu-szar2
12. 1(barig) hu-sza3
13. 1(barig) [...] ur-ki-gu-la
14. 1(barig) [...] ma-an-szum2
15. x nu PA
16. 3(ban2) tug2 ni2-gal-eb2-gu-ul
17. 3(ban2) tug2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
18. 3(ban2) tug2 du11-ga-ni
19. ur-{d}li9-si4-na i3-dab5
20. 3(ban2) tug2 ku3-bar-tam#
21. 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-me-lam2
22. 3(ban2) tug2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6 min
23. 3(ban2) 2(disz) ur-{d}dumu-zi
24. lu2-{d}nin-szubur i3-dab5
25. e2-udu e2-gal
26. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
27. 1(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
28. lu2-kal-la i3-dab5
29. 1(disz) e2-u2-nam-ti
30. 1(disz) ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
31. lu2-{d}nin-szubur kuruszda i3-dab5
32. 1(disz) nin-engar
33. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir#
34. 1(disz) ur-mes
35. nig2-kal-la i3-dab5
36. 1(disz) al-la-szu-sa6-ga
column 2
1. a2-na-mu i3-dab5
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}iszkur
3. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nansze
4. 1(disz) {d}ba-ba6-a-zu
  blank space
5. an-ne2 i3-dab5
  blank space
6. e2-udu e2-gibil
7. 1(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dah-hu
8. e2 {d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
9. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim dumu gu2-lu5
10. ki lugal-u2-szim-e dumu lugal-igi-ta
11. [x] ur-en-szul-me
12. [x] x lugal-nam2-mah
13. [x] SZE3-ki ur-{d}nansze
14. [...] ma-an-szum2 dumu na-ni
15. [...] {d}ba-[...]-x-du11-ga
16. [x] esz3-ta-[...]
  (blank space/erasures)
17. giri3-se3-ga [...]
  blank space

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): 133.0 high × 80.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 056 (pl. 074)

    [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. 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 A31725
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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 10:35:15 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:45 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 056 (Pl. 074) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109934.
HLC 056 (pl. 074) artifact entry (No. P109934). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109934 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 056 (pl. 074) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109934 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 056 (pl. 074) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109934},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109934},
}


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