HLC 078 (pl. 080) (P109956)

Administrative bulla 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 A31747

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (stringed bulla)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

bulla
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin
2'. ma2 ur-{d}lamma
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. kiszib3 ba-na-ti
2'. u4 8(disz)-kam
  1 line blank
3'. iti munu4-gu7
  rest broken
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}[nin-szubur]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu [lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su]

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: Bulla Artifact type comments:

    on string

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 38.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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    on string

  • primary: HLC, HLC 078 (pl. 080)

    [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 A31747
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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
2021-10-29 at 13:08:14 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:48 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
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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003199 (composite) (P455909) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 078 (Pl. 080) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109956.
HLC 078 (pl. 080) artifact entry (No. P109956). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109956 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 078 (pl. 080) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109956 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109956},
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