HLC 255 (pl. 121) (P110129)

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 A31917

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

102.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur lugal
2. 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du gur
3. 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
4. 3(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
5. 1(barig) SZIM du
6. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7. 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
8. 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur#
9. a-ra2 2(disz)-[kam]
10. kiszib3 nam-ha-ni
11. 7(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
12. [...] 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
13. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dumu ur-nigar{gar}
column 2
1. 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
2. 2(asz) dabin gur
3. kiszib3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
4. 1(asz) 3(barig) zi3 sig15
5. kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu dumu pa3-da
6. sa2-du11 ninda gesz-asz
7. 5(u) 3(asz) dabin gur
8. kiszib3 ur-su lu2 iri umma{ki}
9. 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gur 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-[ra] 1(asz) nig2-ar3-ra du
10. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin
11. 1(barig) SZIM [du]
12. ugu2-a ga2#-ga2#
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) [...] x [...]
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}x-[x] dumu ama-mu [x]
4. 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) SZIM saga gur
5. 2(asz) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM du
6. 2(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 sig15
7. 1(barig) esza
8. 7(asz) 5(ban2) nig2-<ar3>-ra saga gur
9. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin gur
10. 9(asz) sze gur
11. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
12. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur
13. kiszib3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu na-ba-sa6
14. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(u) [...]
3. kiszib3 ur-[...]
4. 9(asz) 3(barig) dabin# [gur]
5. sza3-gal erin2 ga-esz{ki}
6. kiszib3 lu2-ba dumu a-mu
7. 1(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
8. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) sila3 dabin gur
9. 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 SZIM saga
10. 1(barig) 4(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
11. ugu2 ga2-ga2 min
12. lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. 3(asz) sze gur
14. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga-mu sza13-dub-ba
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15. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
16. lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-me

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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): 102.0 high × 73.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 255 (pl. 121)

    [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. 219

    [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 A31917
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 255 (Pl. 121) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110129.
HLC 255 (pl. 121) artifact entry (No. P110129). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110129 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 255 (pl. 121) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110129 (Accessed: March 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 255 (pl. 121) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110129},
}


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