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HLC 144 (pl. 050) (P110020)

Administrative tag 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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31811

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: long tablets
3. ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz lu2-kal-la
 en: of Ur-Baba, brother of Lukala
4. {d}lamma-iri-na
 en: Lamma-irina
5. u3 giri3-{d}nin-szubur
 en: and Giri-Ninšubur
reverse
1. dumu da-da
 en: son of Dada
2. i3-gal2
 en: are here
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
 en: year: "Šu-Suen, the king of Ur,
4. e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
 en: built the temple of Šara in Umma"

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: Tag
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 39.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 144 (pl. 050)

    [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: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 045

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 206

    [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 A31811
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-02-27 at 09:59:23 Chóliz, Guillermo Atf Chóliz, Guillermo Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:17:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:37 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 144 (Pl. 050) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110020.
HLC 144 (pl. 050) artifact entry (No. P110020). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110020 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 144 (pl. 050) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110020 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {HLC 144 (pl. 050) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110020},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110020
LB  - CDLI:P110020
M1  - 2025/4/18/
TI  - HLC 144 (pl. 050) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110020
ER  -
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