HLC 139 (pl. 101) (P110016)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31806

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

40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) a-tu ama lugal-ab-ba
 en: Atu is the mother of Lugal-abba.
2. lugal-ab-ba dumu lu2 ensi2-ka nu-me-a bi2-du11
 en: "Lugal-abba is not the son of the man of the governor" she said.
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. zi-ga
  some text moved to next line
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi u4 3(disz) ba-zal

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/P110016

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 17.0 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 A31806
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001014
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 9f1f0548-a972-4d98-bba0-c890ad5cc683

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 139 (pl. 101)

    [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. 213

    [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
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-10-30 at 16:37:26 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2021-10-30 at 16:34:51 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2021-03-16 at 04:31:56 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 13:34:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 139 (Pl. 101) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110016.
HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry (No. P110016). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110016 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110016 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110016},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 139 (Pl. 101) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110016.
HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry (No. P110016). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110016 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110016 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110016},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110016
LB  - CDLI:P110016
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - HLC 139 (pl. 101) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110016
ER  -
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