HLC 062 (pl. 076) (P109940)

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 A31731

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

135.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n geme2]
2. [n geme2 a2 1/2(disz)]
3. [iti munu4-gu7 u4 n] ba-zal-ta
4. [iti] ezem#-{d}dumu-zi-sze3
5. 1(disz) geme2
6. [n] geme2 a2 1/2(disz) iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 3(u)-sze3
7. 1(u) 4(disz) geme2
8. 1(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
9. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 2(u)-sze3
10. 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
11. 2(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
12. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 3(u)-sze3
13. 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2
14. 2(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
15. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 3(u)-sze3
16. 2(u)# la2 1(disz) geme2
17. [2(disz)] geme2# a2 1/2(disz)
18. [iti mu-szu]-du7# u4# 3(u)#-[sze3]
column 2
1. [a2-bi n geme2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3]
2. a2#? [...]
3. 3(gesz2)? 5(u)#? [geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3 ki ...]
4. 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
5. 2(u) geme2
6. iti munu4-gu7 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
7. 4(disz) gurusz
8. 4(u) 7(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
9. 1(u) 6(disz) geme2
10. 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
11. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi u4 3(u)-kam
12. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz
13. 5(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
14. 5(disz) geme2
15. 5(disz) geme2 a2 1/2(disz)
16. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 3(u)-kam
17. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz
18. 2(disz) gurusz a2 1/3(disz)
reverse
column 1
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 u4 3(u)-kam
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
3. 1(u) 3(disz) geme2
4. iti mu-szu-du7 u4 3(u)-kam
5. a2-bi 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) 1(u) gin2 geme2 gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. a2 kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147) e3-e3-da
7. 7(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
  blank space
9. szunigin 5(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 9(disz) 1(u) gin2 geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
12. igi-5(disz)-gal2 du2-ta
13. 6(gesz2) geme2 u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
14. kiszib3 x-[...]
column 2
1. [n geme2] u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. [iti munu4]-gu7
3. [n] geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. [iti] ezem#-{d}dumu-zi
5. [...] 7(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
6. [iti] ezem#-{d}szul-gi
7. n(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(gesz'u) 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. iti mu-szu-du7
  blank space
11. sza3#-gal he2-dab5 du2-ta
12. x szesz-kal-la
13. x e2-kikken2
14. 5(gesz2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
15. lugal?-ti-ra-asz2
  blank space
16. [...] n geme2 [u4 1(disz)]-sze3
17. [...] du [...] x

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): 135.0 high × 79.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 062 (pl. 076)

    [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. 208

    [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 A31731
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
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  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.04.00, --.--.05.00, --.--.06.00, --.--.07.00, --.--.08.00, --.--.09.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: --.--.04.00 to --.--.09.00

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
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-24 at 10:58:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:47 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 10:01:46 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 062 (Pl. 076) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109940.
HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry (No. P109940). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109940 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109940 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109940},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109940
LB  - CDLI:P109940
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109940
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 062 (Pl. 076) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109940.
HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry (No. P109940). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109940 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109940 (Accessed: November 2, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109940},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109940
LB  - CDLI:P109940
M1  - 2025/11/2/
TI  - HLC 062 (pl. 076) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109940
ER  -
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