HLC 060 (pl. 041) (P109938)

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 A31729

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

96.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur lugal
2. e2-nig2-bi engar
3. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4. nigar{gar}-ki-du10 engar
5. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 5(ban2) gur
6. ur-ki-gu-la
7. 3(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
10. ka-ku3
11. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. a-sza3 inim-ma-dingir tur
13. 6(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gur
14. ur-{d}lamma
15. 5(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) gur
16. ur-al-la engar
column 2
1. a-sza3 u2-da
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) gur
3. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-[da]
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) gur
5. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. a-sza3 za3-mu-ba-ni-us2
7. GAN2-gu4 ur-mes dumu ur-nigar{gar}
8. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) gur
9. ur-mes dumu mu-szi-[bar]
10. 6(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(asz) gur
11. ku-li
12. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) gur
13. e2-ta-mu-zu#
14. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) gur
15. ur-mes szesz lu2-gi-na
16. a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da
17. 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
18. ur-{d}da-[mu engar]
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 sahar-sur-[ra]
2. GAN2-gu4 kal-[...]
3. 6(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
4. lugal-ezem
5. 5(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. gi-na
7. 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
8. iri{ki}-bi engar
9. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. a-sza3 nin-a2-zi-da
12. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(barig) gur
13. u4-de3-nig2-sa6-ga
14. a-sza3 sahar-sur-ra
15. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-gi-na
16. 3(gesz2) 4(barig) gur
17. a-tu engar
18. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur
19. lu2-pa3-da
20. a-sza3 nin-[gu2]-gal-{d}ga2-tum3-du10
column 2
1. 2(u) 4(asz) gur
2. a-sza3 a-gar3-gibil
3. GAN2-gu4 ur-esz3-lil2-la2
  blank space
4. szunigin 1(asz) guru7 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
5. sze gesz e3-a
6. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
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7. mu us2-sa ur-bi2#-lum ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 96.0 high × 68.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 060 (pl. 041)

    [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. 204

    [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 A31729
  • 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)
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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
2021-10-28 at 10:43:44 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:01:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:36 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 060 (Pl. 041) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109938.
HLC 060 (pl. 041) artifact entry (No. P109938). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109938 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 060 (pl. 041) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109938 (Accessed: June 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 060 (pl. 041) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109938},
}


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