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HLC 218 (pl. 108) (P110092)

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 A31881

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

49.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri
2. 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3
3. {d}suen-il-szu dumu nu-banda3
4. 1(barig) kasz du lugal sza3-iri
5. 1(barig) kasz lugal kaskal-sze3
6. elam du8-du8-li9{ki}-me
7. giri3 {d}suen-il-szu dumu nu-banda3
8. du8-du8-li9{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz u4 3(disz)-kam
10. bu3-la-a sukkal
11. ku6 NIGIN4-sag-sze3 gen-na
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz sza3-iri
2. 1(disz) dug dida kaskal-sze3
3. szu-i3-li2 dumu nu-banda3
4. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) kasz lu2-sza-lim aga3-us2-gal
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz la-la-a dumu nu-banda3
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz isz-me-li9 aga3-us2-gal
9. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-[ni]
1 line blank
10. iti amar-a-a-si

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)

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

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 33.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: HLC, HLC 218 (pl. 108)

[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. 215

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A31881
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.00
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Accounting Period: 0

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
2011-07-22 at 13:31:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:39	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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“HLC 218 (Pl. 108) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110092.

HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry (No. P110092). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110092 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110092 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110092},
}

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“HLC 218 (Pl. 108) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110092.

HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry (No. P110092). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110092 (Original work published 2001)

HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110092 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 218 (pl. 108) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110092},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110092},
}

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