HLC 251 (pl. 126) (P110125)

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 A31913

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

73.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
2. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
3. 1(disz) ab2 1(disz)
4. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz)
  blank space
5. ur-sag-ub3{ki} engar
6. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
7. 2(disz) gu4-gesz
8. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz)
9. 1(disz) ab2 amar ga
10. la2-ia3 2(disz)
11. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka engar
12. 3(disz) eme6
13. [...] 3(disz) dur3
14. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. ugula lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 nu-banda3-gu4
2. 3(disz) eme6
3. 5(disz) dur3
  blank space
4. lugal-gurum2 engar
5. 1(disz) eme6
6. 6(disz) dur3
7. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4
8. ab-ba-mu engar
9. 2(disz) eme6
10. 2(disz) dur3
11. 1(disz) dur3 1(disz)
12. 1(disz) dur3 amar ga
13. 1(disz) ansze szu-gi4#
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ugula x-[...]
2'. 1(disz) x-[...]
3'. 1(disz) tur [...]
4'. lu2-dingir-ra PA [...]
5'. 2(disz) ab2-mah2#
6'. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
7'. gu4 KU apin
8'. sza3 dab-ba libir-am3
9'. 4(disz) eme6
10'. 2(disz) dur3
11'. 1(disz) nu dur3
12'. 1(disz) nu dur3 zi-gum2
13'. 2(disz) ansze amar ga
14'. 1(disz) dur3 szu-gi4
15'. libir-am3
16'. 1(disz) dur3 2(disz) gesz-sze3 su-ga engar
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] KU 5(disz) ansze szu-gi4
  blank space
3'. gu4 apin dab5-ba
4'. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
5'. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
6'. u3 a-tu dumu na-ki-na
7'. mu en#-TE.UNU-<gal> an-na

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 76.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 251 (pl. 126)

    [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. 220

    [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 A31913
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.00
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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
2021-11-05 at 15:57:50 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-27 at 03:12:35 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:39 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 251 (Pl. 126) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110125.
HLC 251 (pl. 126) artifact entry (No. P110125). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110125 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 251 (pl. 126) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110125 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 251 (pl. 126) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110125},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110125},
}


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