HLC 094 (pl. 091) (P109972)

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 A31762

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

109.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-{d}hendur-sag
2. 1(disz) szul-lul
3. [1(disz)] ur-{d}hendur-sag
4. gir2#-su{ki}-ta
5. giri3# a-bu-ni
6. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
7. mu {d}utu-ug3-e-sze3
8. ki ur-sa6-ga
9. 1(disz) lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
10. mu lu2-{d}en-ki-sze3
11. ki lugal-pa-e3
12. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la aga3-us2 szabra-ta
13. ki lu2-sukkal-an-ka ma2-lah5
14. [n] lu2-{d}na-ru2-a min
15. [dumu] al!-ba-ni-du11 szusz3
16. [n] ur-{gesz}gigir
17. [x] ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala
18. [n ur]-{d}nin-mu2
19. [n ur]-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
column 2
1. [ki ur-nigar{gar} dumu] lu2#-{d}#nansze#
2. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-mar#[{ki}]
3. ki ur-nigar{gar} dumu [ur]-sukkal
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
5. ki lugal-uszumgal
6. 1(disz) lu2-{d}uru11 ad-kup4
7. 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-mu2
8. 1(disz) a2-nin-ga2-ta ARAD2
9. iri-ki lu2 ma2-gal-gal
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 azlag2
11. ugula ur-ma-ma
12. 1(disz) lu2-nimgir
13. 1(disz) a2-na-mu
14. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
15. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 sar
16. 1(disz) ur-{d}nansze lu2 sar
17. 1(disz) en-kusz2-u5 {na4}kin2 gul-gul
18. 1(disz) ARAD2 he2-dab5 gir2-su{ki}
19. 4(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
20. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ama-du8 dumu-ni
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
2. ki ur-mes ugula kikken
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da giri17-dab5
4. ki sukkal-mah
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 gi-zi
6. 1(disz) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
7. 1(disz) da-da
8. 1(disz) nig2-sza3-te szesz-a-ni
9. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze dumu al-la
10. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
11. mu lugal-mas-su-sze3
12. ki ka-ku3-ga-ni
13. 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra lu2 azlag2
14. ugula ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3 usz-bar
15. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-du8
16. 1(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-a2-dah lu2 gi-zi
17. ugula lu2-eb
18. 1(disz) lugal-he2-gal2 ARAD2 lu2-sa6-ga ka-guru7
19. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [ad-da]
20. [n] da#-da ma2-lah5# [arad2] lugal-[an]-na-[tum2]
column 2
1. [n ur-{d}]-iszkur lu2 gi-zi
2. [n ...]-dingir-mu
3. [n ur]-{d}da-mu nagar
4. [giszbum2(|KI.BI)|] an-za-pirig
5. [n] lu2#-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ulu3-di
6. [nu-banda3] ur-e2-musz
7. [n] lu2#-iri-sag
8. [n] da#-da# dumu-ni
9. [ugula ur]-{d}ba-ba6 unu3
10. [1(disz)] ab#-ba-du10-ga dumu dab5
11. [ugula] szar#-ru-um-i3-li2
12. 1(disz) {d}utu-zi-mu ARAD2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6 nu-banda3
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13. szunigin 4(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
14. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz)
15. szunigin 2(disz) geme2
16. szunigin 1(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
17. e2 kikken2-a gub-ba
18. sza3 sag-da-na{ki}
19. u4 [n]-kam
20. [...]

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 109.0 high × 79.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: HLC, HLC 094 (pl. 091)

[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. 211

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A31762
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2021-10-30 at 08:10:16	Lafont, Bertrand	Atf	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:53:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:34:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-06-06 at 11:54:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:30:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 10:02:12	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-06 at 13:53:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2008-01-03 at 18:26:48	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000970) (000970)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (891eaee8-bb26-4822-a0f4-f00b0c3707cd) (891eaee8-bb26-4822-a0f4-f00b0c3707cd)

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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 094 (Pl. 091) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109972.

HLC 094 (pl. 091) artifact entry (No. P109972). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109972 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 094 (pl. 091) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109972 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 094 (Pl. 091) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P109972.

HLC 094 (pl. 091) artifact entry (No. P109972). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109972 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 094 (pl. 091) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109972 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

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	month = {jun 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109972},
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