HLC 065 (pl. 023) (P109943)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 A31734

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u)# la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
  blank space
2. sze-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
3. sze ur5-ra aga3-us2
4. ensi2-me
reverse
1. i3-dub e2 {d}en-ki-ta
2. sze-numun ur-{d}da-mu-ta
3. kiszib3 lugal-pa-e3
4. iti mu-szu-du7
  blank space
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-[pa-e3]
2. dumu [...]

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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 & envelope Artifact type comments:

    unopened envelope

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 39.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: HLC, HLC 065 (pl. 023)

    [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 A31734
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-03 at 06:30:09 Liu Changyu Atf Liu Changyu Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-28 at 10:50:32 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:01:48 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
BM 054842 (P579034) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 065 (Pl. 023) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109943.
HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry (No. P109943). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109943 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109943 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
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M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 065 (Pl. 023) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109943.
HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry (No. P109943). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109943 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109943 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109943},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109943
LB  - CDLI:P109943
M1  - 2025/9/20/
TI  - HLC 065 (pl. 023) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109943
ER  -
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