HLC 102 (pl. 021) (P109980)

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 A31770

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su-kun-erim2
3. 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2-kalam-ma
4. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 gesztin gar3-szum{ki}
5. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. 2(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-gu-la
7. 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 a-ma-nu
8. 3(barig) {gesz}kiri6 ga-esz8
9. 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su sza13-dub-ba
10. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 lu2-du10-ga
11. {gesz}kiri6 ti-ra-asz2
12. 4(barig) 4(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-pa-e3
13. 1(barig) 1(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-dah-{d}szul-gi
14. 3(barig) 4(ban2) lu2 na-gab2-tum-me
15. szunigin 1(u) 8(asz)# 3(barig)# 3(ban2)# [sze gur lugal]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ugula#! [gu2-u3-mu sandana]
2'. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 x [...]
3'. 2(barig) {gesz}kiri6 al-la-mu
4'. 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 u3-suh5 gaba-ri {d}en-ki-ka
5'. 1(barig) 5(ban2) {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}isztaran
6'. 1(barig) {gesz}kiri6 gesz-hur
7'. 3(barig) lu2 na-gab2-tum-me
  blank space
8'. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
9'. ugula ab-ba-mu szandana
  blank space
10'. szunigin 3(u) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
11'. sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5
12'. {gesz}kiri6# [...]-ka
13'. giri3 ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6
14'. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
15'. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi
left
1. {gesz#}kiri6# ki-sur-ra{ki}-a du3-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 46.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 102 (pl. 021)

    [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. 200

    [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 A31770
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.06.00 (us2-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 11:10:21 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 14:13:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-07-16 at 03:23:39 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:37 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 102 (Pl. 021) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109980.
HLC 102 (pl. 021) artifact entry (No. P109980). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109980 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 102 (pl. 021) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109980 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 102 (pl. 021) artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109980},
}


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