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HLC 027 (pl. 064) (P109905)

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 A31697

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

168.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 39.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(szar2) 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
2. erin2 ugnim{ki}
3. szitim bahar2 u3 lu2 mar-sa-me
4. ugula ur-nigar{gar}
5. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
6. nu-banda3 ku-li
7. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
8. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nun-gal
9. 5(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
10. nu-banda3 ur-dun
11. 3(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2
12. nu-banda3 lugal-igi
13. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
14. nu-banda3 ur-{d}gilgames3
15. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
16. nu-banda3 lu2-es3-sa2
17. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
18. nu-banda3 na-mu
19. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
20. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
21. 4(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
column 2
1. nu-banda3
2. 6(szar2) 5(bur'u) 2(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
3. erin2 ugnim{ki}
4. zi-ga egir-me
5. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
6. lu2 lunga nag lugal nag szagina-me
7. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2
8. ugula nu-banda3 szu-ku6 a-ab-ba u3 szu-ku6 a du10-ga-me
9. 3(bur'u) 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
10. szusz3 u3 sipa szaganx(AMA){gan}-me
11. 1(szar2) 1(bur'u) 3(iku) GAN2
12. giri3-se3-ga e2-usz-bar! da lagasz{ki}-me
13. nu-banda3 u-bar
14. 1(szar'u)? 8(szar2) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
15. szuku erin2 zi-ga dub-sag
column 3
1. 6(szar2) 7(bur3) GAN2
2. zi-ga lugal egir
3. mu didli du12-du12-dam
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. szunigin 2(szar'u)? 4(szar2) 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
  blank space
2. 4(szar2) 5(bur'u) 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
3. erin2-me
4. 5(u) 4(ban2) lu2 mar-sa-me
5. 1(szar2) 2(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
6. e2-kuruszda-me
7. 2(u) 3(ban2) szabra SZE3
8. 4(u) 3(ban2) e2 szu-[...]
9. 4(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
10. erin2 e2 [...]
column 2
  blank space
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  blank space
1. GAN2 zi-ga lugal
2. szuku dab5-ba iri-ta
  blank space

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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 168.0 high × 140.0 wide × 39.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 027 (pl. 064)

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 133 n. 425, p. 158, p. 235

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A31697
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:35 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 027 (Pl. 064) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109905.
HLC 027 (pl. 064) artifact entry (No. P109905). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109905 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 027 (pl. 064) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109905 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 027 (pl. 064) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109905},
}


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