HLC 305 (pl. 019) (P110176)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A31964

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

45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba aga3-us2 mar-tu
3. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
4. ugula zabar-dab5
5. giri3 lu2-ba-na
reverse
1. iti sze-il2-la
  blank space
2. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu na-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004785 (composite) (P457495) S004785 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P110176

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A31964
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001174
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) bfd5c0da-d7db-4335-b5f1-ff7f0b9618cf

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 305 (pl. 019)

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 305 (Pl. 019) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110176.
HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry (No. P110176). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110176 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110176 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110176
LB  - CDLI:P110176
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110176
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 305 (Pl. 019) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110176.
HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry (No. P110176). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110176 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110176 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110176
LB  - CDLI:P110176
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - HLC 305 (pl. 019) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110176
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.