HLC 067 (pl. 077) (P109945)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31736

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

110.0 mm × 109.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) <ninda> mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) 5(disz) kur hi
3. 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 bar 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
5. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 3(asz)
6. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7. 2(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig)
8. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2)
9. 4(iku) GAN2 ki-sar
10. 2(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
11. sze-bi
  1 line blank
12. ur-mes engar
13. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nin-szubur
14. 3(gesz2) 1(u) mer hi
15. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) kur hi
16. 1/2(disz) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) ki
17. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2
18. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig) <gur>
19. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)
column 2
1. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz) sila3 <gur>
2. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 su3
3. 4(iku) GAN2 ki-sar
4. sze-bi
  1 line blank
5. lu2-{d}ur!-{d}asar
6. GAN2-gu4
7. 1(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
8. 5(u) 3(disz) kur 1(gesz2) 2(u) <ninda>
9. 1(esze3) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
10. a-sza3 3(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
11. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
12. 1(bur3) GAN2 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2)
13. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
14. sze-bi
15. a-tu engar
16. GAN2-gu4 u18!-lal3!
17. 1(gesz2) 4(u) mer hi
18. 3(u) kur hi
19. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
20. a-sza3 2(bur3) GAN2
21. 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig)
22. 2(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz)
23. 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz)
24. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
25. sze-bi
  1 line blank
column 3
1. tul2-ta-pa3!-da engar
2. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. a-sza3 pi-li-ha
4. 2(gesz2) mer hi
5. 1(gesz2) kur hi
6. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2
8. 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)
9. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
10. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 2(asz) 4(ban2)
11. 1(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 3(barig)
12. 1(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
13. sze-bi
  1 line blank
14. lugal-sipa engar#
15. GAN2-gu4 lugal-[...]
16. 2(gesz2) mer hi
17. 1(gesz2) kur hi
18. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
19. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
20. 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2)
2. 2(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) [...]
3. 2(esze3) 3(iku) [GAN2 ...]
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 [su3]
5. sze-bi
  1 line blank
6. ur-mes engar#
7. GAN2-gu4
8. a-sza3 a-ka-sahar
9. 4(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
10. 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 3(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz)
11. 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 5(iku) ki
12. a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
13. 1(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 4(ban2)
14. 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(ban2)
15. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
16. sze-bi
  1 line blank
17. sipa-na-kur2-re
18. GAN2-gu4 ab-ba-mu
19. ur-nigar{gar}
20. i3-dab5
column 2
1. 4(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 4(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz)
3. 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2
5. 1(bur3) 1(esze3)! GAN2 3(barig) 2(ban2)
6. 2(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz)
7. 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
8. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 su3
9. sze-bi
  1 line blank
10. ug3-IL2 engar
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-{d}nin-pirig
12. ab-ba-kal-la i3-dab5
13. 4(gesz2) mer hi
14. 4(u) 3(disz) kur 4(u) 7(disz) <ninda>
15. 1/2(disz) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 5(iku) ki
16. a-sza3 5(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
17. 2(bur3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz)
18. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(barig) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
19. 1(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 1/3(disz)
20. 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 su3
21. sze-bi
  1 line blank
22. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 engar
23. GAN2-gu4 lu2-i5-mar-sa6-ga
column 3
1. 3(gesz2) 5(disz) mer hi
2. 1(gesz2) kur hi
3. 2(esze3) GAN2 bar 3(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
5. 2(bur3) GAN2 3(barig) [x]
6. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz)
7. 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 su3
8. sze-bi
  1 line blank
9. ku-li engar
10. GAN2-gu4 ur-ki-gu-la
11. ur-sa6-ga i3-dab5
12. a-sza3 igi-u8-udu-a{ki}
13. 5(gesz2) mer hi
14. 3(u) 3(disz) kur hi
15. 3(iku) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
16. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
17. 1(ban2) [x] GAN2 1(asz)
18. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(barig)! 3(ban2)
19. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 3(ban2)
20. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
21. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 su3
22. sze-bi
  1 line blank
23. ARAD2-{d}ba-ba6 engar
24. GAN2-gu4 gi-na
25. ugula ad-da
26. 4(gesz2) 3(u) mer hi
27. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kur hi
column 4
1. 1(esze3) GAN2 bar 1(esze3) ki
2. a-sza3 5(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) <GAN2>
3. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz)?
4. 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 2(barig) 3(ban2)
5. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz)
6. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 su3
7. sze-bi
  1 line blank
8. ur-ti-ra-asz2 engar
9. GAN2-gu4 ur-ki-gu-la
10. ur-sa6-ga i3-dab5
11. a-sza3 hu-ba-na ambar
12. ugula ba-zi
13. a-sza3 kab2-du11-ga
14. giri3 ur-mes
15. mu en-nun-e!-{d}amar-{d}suen-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ab-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P109945

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 110.0 mm × 109.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A31736
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000943
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 9a09c363-6d56-4536-856a-2de375f1ba3c

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 067 (pl. 077)

    [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.

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 228 33

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:20:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-28 at 10:52:36 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:36 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 067 (Pl. 077) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109945.
HLC 067 (pl. 077) artifact entry (No. P109945). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109945 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 067 (pl. 077) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109945 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 067 (Pl. 077) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109945.
HLC 067 (pl. 077) artifact entry (No. P109945). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109945 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 067 (pl. 077) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109945 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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}


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