HLC 253 (pl. 046) (P110127)

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 A31915

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

120.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] x
4. [x gu3]-de2-nu-si
5. [x] geme2#-sze-il2-la
6. usz2 si-sa2
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-ti-i3-zu
8. 1(disz) 2(ban2) lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a dumu-ni
9. dumu sza3-igi-kar2
10. usz2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
11. dumu ur2#-nig2-du10
12. zi ur-ga2-nun
13. ki ARAD2-hul3-la
14. usz2 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
15. dumu geme2-ma-ma
16. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-e2-kar-re
17. dumu geme2-x x a-ru-a
18. 1(disz) 2(ban2) lu2-{d}ga2-tum3-du10 dumu-ni
19. usz2 nimgir-inim-gi-na
20. dumu sza3-ba-na-sig
21. usz2 ba-ta-sa6-ge
22. dumu nin-szesz
23. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e dumu-ni
column 2
1. [x] pu3-da-da
2. [dumu] e2-gal-e-si
3. 1(asz@c) gu2-ab-ba lugal-sa-du8
4. dumu nin-uszur4
5. 1(asz) gu2-ab-ba lugal-ezem dumu-ni
6. 1(asz@c) gu2-ab-ba ba-lu5 dumu geme2-mu-DU
7. 1(asz) gu2-ab-ba ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu-ni
8. 1(asz@c) gu2-ab-ba nig2-mu-KWU729
9. a-ru-a lu2-kal-la
10. zi ib2-ta-e3
11. dumu usz-bar
12. zi lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. zi lugal-iri-da
14. dumu-ni-me
15. zi ad-da-a
16. a-ru-a lu2-lagasz
17. zi lu2-{d}utu
18. dumu geme2-sze-il2-la
19. zi nig2-u2-rum
20. dumu nin-a-zu
21. zi ur-{d}hendur-sag
22. a-ru-a ur-i7 nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
23. ki ha-bu-sza
reverse
column 1
1. zi an-na-bi2-du11
2. ki dingir-ra-ta
3. {gesz}kiri6 musz-bi-an-na-sze3
4. SIG7-a {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
5. i3-bi2-za ba-ab-de6
6. zi {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
7. dumu la-gil-sa-ni
8. {gesz}kiri6 musz-bi-an-na-sze3
9. zi ur-da-ri2
10. szu-ku6 ki sukkal-mah
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11. libir-am3
12. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) ba-ta-sa6-ge
13. dumu masz-gu-la
14. 1(disz) 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-zi-da-ta?
16. dumu szi-ni-ta2-a
17. 1(asz@c) 1(barig) 4(disz) iri{ki}-bi
18. dumu an-ne2 usz-bar
19. 1(asz@c) 5(ban2) tug2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
20. dumu e2-szu-x-sze3
column 2
1. dah-hu
  blank space
2. gurum2 ak
3. ug3-IL2-e-ne
4. e2# {d}ga2-tum3-du10
  blank space
5. [mu {d}amar]-{d}suen [lugal-e ur]-bi2-lum[{ki} mu]-hul

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): 120.0 high × 70.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 253 (pl. 046)

    [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. 205

    [Maeda1980HLC] Maeda, Tohru. 1980. “Collation of G. A. Barton, Haverford Library Collection of Cuneiform Tablets or Documents.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 197–224.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31915
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-10-30 at 15:03:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-16 at 18:43:02 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-06-16 at 17:58:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:38 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 253 (Pl. 046) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110127.
HLC 253 (pl. 046) artifact entry (No. P110127). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110127 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 253 (pl. 046) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110127 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 253 (pl. 046) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110127},
}


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