HLC 088 (pl. 086) (P109966)

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 A31756

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

83.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 4(barig) dabin lugal
2. ma2 ur-zigum-ma
3. 1(barig) 4(ban2) ninda du ki ur-nig2-ta
4. 4(ban2) ninda gesz-asz 1(barig) 5(ban2) ninda du
5. ki ur-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
6. 4(ban2) ninda gesz-asz 3(barig) 3(ban2) ninda du 4(asz) 4(barig) dabin
7. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
8. 1(asz) 2(barig) zi3 sig15 3(barig) 3(ban2) ki ur-esz3-ku3-ga-ta
9. 1(asz) dabin ma2 a-a-kal-la
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) dabin ma2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
11. 1(asz) 4(barig) dabin ma2 ba-zi
12. 2(asz) 3(barig) dabin ma2 ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. 2(barig) dabin ma2 ur-mes
14. 3(barig) zi3 sig15 ma2 ur-{d}lugal-edin
15. 4(barig) dabin ma2 sza3-ga-du11-ga
16. 2(asz) x [...] DISZ
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi 1(u) 3(disz) [...] sila3# gur
2'. sza3-bi-ta
3'. 3(ban2) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ninda saga kiszib3 lugal-i3-sa6
4'. 4(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2
5'. 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda saga kiszib3 ba-na-ti
6'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du
7'. kiszib3 du-du
8'. 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
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9'. szunigin 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3 ninda gesz-asz
10'. sze bala-bi 2(barig) 6(disz) sila3
11'. szunigin 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda saga gur
12'. igi-5(disz)-gal2-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
13'. szunigin 1(asz) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
14'. 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
15'. igi 1(u) 5(disz) gal2-bi 1(asz) 4(ban2)! 8(disz) sila3
16'. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
17'. zi-ga
18'. diri# 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2
19'. nig2-ka9-ak ur-dun?
20'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
21'. giri3 ur-{d}nansze

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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): 83.0 high × 50.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 088 (pl. 086)

    [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. 209

    [Maeda1980HLC] Maeda, Tohru. 1980. “Collation of G. A. Barton, Haverford Library Collection of Cuneiform Tablets or Documents.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 197–224.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A31756
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2021-10-29 at 13:29:25 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:15:05 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:00 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 088 (Pl. 086) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109966.
HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry (No. P109966). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109966 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109966 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109966},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 088 (Pl. 086) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109966.
HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry (No. P109966). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109966 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109966 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109966},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P109966
LB  - CDLI:P109966
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - HLC 088 (pl. 086) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109966
ER  -
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