HLC 346 (pl. 133) (P110217)

Administrative tag 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 A32003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak
 en: xxx
3. gu4 apin dab5-ba
 en: xxx
4. nig2-ka9-ak a2
 en: xxx
5. e2 {d}dumu-zi
 en: xxx
6. e2 {d}nin-dar-a
 en: xxx
reverse
1. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
 en: xxx
2. e2 {d}szul-gi
 en: xxx
3. e2 {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: xxx
4. u3 gal2-me dub2-bi
 en: xxx
5. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
6. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110217

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
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 A32003
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001215
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 7700e8f6-46b6-4eb4-b35e-1f9b91c3810f

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 346 (pl. 133)

    [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.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 081

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 221

    [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
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:59 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 346 (Pl. 133) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110217.
HLC 346 (pl. 133) artifact entry (No. P110217). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110217 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 346 (pl. 133) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110217 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110217},
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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 346 (Pl. 133) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110217.
HLC 346 (pl. 133) artifact entry (No. P110217). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110217 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 346 (pl. 133) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110217 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110217},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - HLC 346 (pl. 133) artifact entry
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