HLC 167 (pl. 103) (P110042)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31833

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

42.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da sza3 ze2
 en: xxx
  1 line blank
3. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
reverse
  blank space
1. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: xxx
  RU KI UM

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110042

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 20.0 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 A31833
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001040
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 07207557-389a-4110-aa1c-e60d186a7e75

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 167 (pl. 103)

    [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. 030

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 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
2015-05-06 at 08:17:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 167 (Pl. 103) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110042.
HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry (No. P110042). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110042 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110042 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110042},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 167 (Pl. 103) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110042.
HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry (No. P110042). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110042 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110042 (Accessed: May 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110042
LB  - CDLI:P110042
M1  - 2026/5/14/
TI  - HLC 167 (pl. 103) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110042
ER  -
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