HLC 193 (pl. 030) (P110068)

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 A31857

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

45.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 saga
2. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13
3. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 murgu2
4. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 illu
5. 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 i7 sumun
6. i3-da-mu i3-gid2
7. mu en eridu{ki}
reverse
1. 3(bur'u) 5(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 saga
2. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13
3. 1(bur'u) 1(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {gesz}gesztin
4. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 5(iku) GAN2 muru13 su3
5. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 illu
6. 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 i7 sumun
7. lu2-{d}nin-ildu3# i3-gid2
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} [sza3] gu2#-ab{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.27.00.00 to Šulgi.28.00.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P110068

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 45.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
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 A31857
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001066
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) b65c1d68-c6c0-4e48-98e8-f5080e6988d4

References

  • primary: HLC, HLC 193 (pl. 030)

    [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: Priests & officials p.61-102, p. 74 no. 12

    [Maekawa1999temples] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1999. “The ‘Temples’ and the ‘Temple Personnel’ of Ur III Girsu-Lagash.” In Priests and Officials in the Ancient Near East. Papers of the Second Colloquium on the Ancient Near East, The City and Its Life, Held at the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan (Mitaka, Tokyo), edited by Kazuko Watanabe, 61–102. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

    description

  • collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 202

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:31:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:08 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 Artifacts

“HLC 193 (Pl. 030) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110068.
HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry (No. P110068). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110068 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110068 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110068},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 193 (Pl. 030) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110068.
HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry (No. P110068). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110068 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110068 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110068},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110068
LB  - CDLI:P110068
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - HLC 193 (pl. 030) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110068
ER  -
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