HLC 072 + 054 frags (pl. 024 + 081) (P109950)

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 A31741 + OIM A31742a + frags.

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

43.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 3(disz) um-mi-a a2 1/2(disz)
2. 7(disz) um-mi-a a2 1/2(disz) kikken-me
  Maeda: gudu4
3. 1(u) 7(disz) dumu um-mi-a a2 1/2(disz)
4. 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz)
5. 7(disz) gurusz a2 2/3(disz)
6. 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
7. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz)
  calculation: 45 + (7 × 2/3) + (28 × 1/2) + (21 × 1/3) = 67 1/3 (?)
8. 3(u) 7(disz) geme2
9. 2(disz)? geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
10. ($ blank space $) 3(u) 7(disz) um-mi-a dumu um-mi-a a2 1/2(disz)
  calculation: 13 + 7 + 17 = 37
11. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 1(u)? geme2 iri?
12. iti sze-il2-la-ta
13. iti szu-numun-sze3
14. a2 um-mi-a dumu? um#-mi-a-bi 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: (37 ÷ 2 =) 18.5 × 150 = 2775
15. a2 geme2 gurusz-bi 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: (18.5 + 63.5(?) =) 82 × 150 = 12,300
column 2
1. iti 5(disz)-kam
2. 3(u) 5(disz) geme2 e2-kikken2-ta
3. iti sze-il2-la-ta
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2-sze3
5. a2-bi 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 35 × 90 = 3150
6. iti 3(disz)-kam
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
8. a2 2(ban2)#-ta
9. a2-bi# 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2)# 1(u)# 4(disz) geme2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 33,880 ÷ 20 = 1694
10. e2-kikken2-ta
11. 1(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga? gur
12. a2 2(ban2)-ta
13. a2-bi 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: 4740 ÷ 20 = 237
14. ki ($ blank space $)
15. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga? gur
16. a2 2(ban2)-ta#
17. a2-bi [3(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3]
  calculation: 4620 ÷ 20 = 231
column 3
1. ki ur-esz3-ku3-ga-ta
2. 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
3. sa2-du11 lugal iti-de3 u4 1(disz)-kam
  blank space
4. szunigin 7(szar2)# 3(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 3(asz) 4(ban2) kasz ziz2?
8. a2 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3#-[ta]
9. a2-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u)# [1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3]
  calculation: 940 ÷ 6 2/3 = 141
10. 8(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz [...]
11. a2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) [sila3-ta]
12. a2-bi [5(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3]
  calculation: 2470 ÷ 7 1/2 = 329 1/3
13. [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. n [...]
2'. a2 [n sila3-ta]
3'. a2-bi 4(gesz2) [n u4 1(disz)-sze3]
4'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [...]
5'. 2(asz)# 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x x
6'. a2 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
7'. a2-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: (430 + 825 =) 1255 ÷ 15 = 83 2/3
8'. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 4(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 kasz du gur
9'. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
10'. a2 2(ban2)-ta
11'. a2-bi 3(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: (231,347 25/60 [231,314 1/6 ?] + 19,765 5/6 =[?]) 251,080 ÷ 20 = 12,554
  blank space
12'. zi-ga lugal
13'. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur
column 2
1. ma2 x [...]
2. a2?-bi [n ...]
3. gurusz-bi n 9(disz) 1/2(disz) n 9(disz) gin2
4. u4# 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-sze3
5. [a2]-bi# 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) n 4(disz)? u4 1(disz)-sze3
  calculation: ?
6. [x] sze#? gid2#-da#
7. 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) n x [x]
8. u4 tusz-a igi 1(u)-gal2#
  calculation: 22,200+ ÷ 10 = 2220+
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)
2'. [...] 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
  blank space
3'. nig2-ka9 a2 e2-bappir
4'. ur-mes dumu {d}ba-ba6-GIR2@g-gal
5'. [x ur]-{d}lamma
6'. x-x-si
7'. [iti] sze#-il2-la-ta
8'. [iti] szu-numun-sze3
9'. [u4] 5(disz)-kam
10'. mu us2-sa-a! ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a!

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): 43.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 072 + 054 frags (pl. 024 + 081)

    [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. 209

    [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 A31741 + OIM A31742a + frags.
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.12.00, Šulgi.48.02.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.48.04.00 (us2 year)
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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
2017-07-22 at 08:23:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Reckling, Lucas CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-01-13 at 10:05:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:01:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:36 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  072 + 054 Frags (Pl. 024 + 081) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109950.
HLC  072 + 054 frags (pl. 024 + 081) artifact entry (No. P109950). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109950 (Original work published 2001)
HLC  072 + 054 frags (pl. 024 + 081) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109950 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109950},
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