HLC 100 (pl. 017) (P109978)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A31768

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

63.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) sze gur lugal#
2. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6- dumu [...]
3. giri3 ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-[ba6]
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(barig) da-gu?
6. 5(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [x]
7. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. 4(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-[e]
9. 2(ban2) ma-an-szum2 dumu ur3-re#-[ba-du7]
10. 3(barig) 2(ban2)
11. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su x
12. 1(barig) nimgir-ab-ba-na
  blank space
13. 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su gu-la
reverse
1. x [...]
2. 1(barig) 3(ban2)
3. {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
4. 3(ban2) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka dumu ku5-da
5. 3(ban2)
6. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. 4(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e dumu [...]
9. 1(barig) 4(ban2)
10. {gesz}kiri6 {d}ig-alim
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(asz) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
12. ugula ab-ba-mu szandana
13. sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5#
14. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4# [(x)]
15. mu us2-sa ki-masz[{ki}] ba-hul mu 2(disz)

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 39.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 100 (pl. 017)

    [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 A31768
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.03.00 (us2 year)
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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
2021-10-30 at 11:08:41 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:00 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 100 (Pl. 017) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109978.
HLC 100 (pl. 017) artifact entry (No. P109978). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109978 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 100 (pl. 017) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109978 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 100 (pl. 017) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109978},
}


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