HLC 061 (pl. 001) (P109939)

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 A31730

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

97.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2-ta
  blank space
6. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 2(ban2) [x? sila3?] gur
7. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
8. sza3-bi#-ta
9. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) [x x gur]
10. kiszib3 [...]
11. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz)#? 1/3(disz) sila3# gur
column 2
1. [...] x [...]
2. 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur] x x
3. sza3 lahtan2-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze [dumu] ur-e2#-an-na
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
6. zi-ga
7. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 6(disz) 5/6(disz)# sila3 gur
8. [...]-ta
9. 2(u) 4(barig) [x] gur a x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. en x [...] x [...]
2. x [...]
3. x 2(u) x [...]
4. lu2-e2-x-[...]
5. x x [...]
6. lu2-{d}[...] x [...]
7. 2(u) 3(asz) [...] gur
8. [...] x masz [x] x
9. [...]
10. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) kiszib3# [...]-na
11. 3(gesz2) [...]
12. ugula kikken2
13. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) ziz2? [x] x [x] x
14. mu erin2-na [...]
15. giri3 ur-nig2 dumu AN-[...]
16. 3(asz) gur NE-NE#-[x]
17. 3(asz) gur ur-{d}nin-[gesz-zi]-da
18. KU-sze3-KA-mu [x]
column 2
1. 7(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
2. ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah
  blank space
3. szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
4. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
5. nig2-ka9-ak
6. ur-sa6-ga dumu dub-sar-mah
7. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
8. iti sze-sag11#-ku5-sze3
9. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-ab-kux(KWU147)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 69.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 061 (pl. 001)

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31730
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.36.02.00, Šulgi.36.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.36.02.00 to Šulgi.36.11.00

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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-04-21 at 07:44:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 061 (Pl. 001) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109939.
HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry (No. P109939). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109939 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109939 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109939},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 061 (Pl. 001) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109939.
HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry (No. P109939). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109939 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109939 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109939},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109939
LB  - CDLI:P109939
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - HLC 061 (pl. 001) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109939
ER  -
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