HLC 005 (pl. 004) (P109884)

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 A31679

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

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur lugal
  blank space
2. a2 hun-ga2 esz3 didli
3. ma2 ur-{d}suen-ta
4. su-su-dam
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
2. su-su-dam
3. nu-ub-tum3-mu
4. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} [ba]-hul
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-dam

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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): 46.0 high × 40.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    unopened envelope

  • primary: HLC, HLC 005 (pl. 004)

    [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. 197

    [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 A31679
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years: AS03
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period:

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 13:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003052 (composite) (P455762) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 005 (Pl. 004) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109884.
HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry (No. P109884). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109884 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109884 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109884},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109884
LB  - CDLI:P109884
M1  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109884
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 005 (Pl. 004) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109884.
HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry (No. P109884). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109884 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109884 (Accessed: March 2, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109884},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109884
LB  - CDLI:P109884
M1  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - HLC 005 (pl. 004) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109884
ER  -
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