HLC 019 (pl. 059) (P109897)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31691

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

112.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
2. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la
3. 1(disz) szul-lul
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
5. gir2-su{ki}-ta
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 sar
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze lu2 sar
8. 1(disz) a2-na-mu
9. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
10. 1(disz) lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
11. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sza3 he2-dab5
12. 1(disz) en-kusz2-u5 {na4}kin2 gul-gul
13. 1(disz) ARAD2 sza3 he2-dab5 gir2-su
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}[ba-ba6 lu2]-|ZI&ZI|
15. 1(disz) ur-[{d}nin]-mu2
16. 1/2(disz) [ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz]-a-ni
17. [1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-mar]{ki}
18. [1(disz) lu2-dingir]-ra
column 2
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala
2. 1(disz) a2-nin-ga2-ta
3. 1(disz) lu2-nimgir
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 azlag2
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
6. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra lu2 azlag2
7. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 ARAD2 lu2-sa6-ga
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ad-da
9. 1(disz) da-da ARAD2 lugal-an-na-tum2
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da giri17-dab5
11. ki sukkal-mah
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
13. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la
14. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna ad-kup4
15. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-du8
16. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
17. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ama-gaba dumu-ni
18. 1(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6
2. 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 3(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 3(disz) geme2 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. he2-dab5-me
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}u18-sza-u18
5. ugula a2-na-na
6. 1(disz) e2-hi-li
7. ugula mu-du8-e
8. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
9. ugula pirig-am3
10. 1(disz) ur-sag-ub3{ki}
11. ugula ur-tur
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
13. 1(disz) dingir-en-nu
14. ugula ma2-gur8-re
  blank space
15. 6(disz) gurusz zi3-IL2
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz
2. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
3. szunigin 3(disz) geme2
4. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5. he2-dab5-me
6. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz zi3-IL2
7. zi3-IL2-me
8. e2-kikken2-a gub-ba
9. sza3 sag-da-na{ki}
  blank space
10. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
11. iti mu-szu-du7
12. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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): 112.0 high × 73.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 019 (pl. 059)

    [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. 206

    [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 A31691
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.09.11
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-07-05 at 19:01:30 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:00:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:26:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HLC 019 (Pl. 059) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109897.
HLC 019 (pl. 059) artifact entry (No. P109897). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109897 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 019 (pl. 059) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109897 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 019 (pl. 059) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109897},
}


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