HLC 243 (pl. 111) (P110117)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31905

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

92.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x x x [x]
2'. [gub]-ba-am3
3'. [x] ansze
4'. [x] dur3
5'. [x] dur3 2(disz) gesz-sze3
6'. i3-dab5
7'. zi-ga
8'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze 1(disz)
9'. 2(disz) dur3 1(disz)
10'. la2-ia3-am3
11'. lugal-ur2!-ra-ni engar
12'. 3(asz@c) ansze
13'. 5(asz@c) dur3
  1 line blank
14'. gub-ba-am3
15'. ki-tusz-lu2 engar
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x] x [...] gu4 [x]
2'. 1(asz@c) nu gu4-gesz su-su engar mu ur-re gu7-a-sze3
  1 line blank
3'. gub-ba-am3
4'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2-mah2
5'. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz)
6'. la2-ia3-am3
7'. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su engar
8'. 1(asz@c) ab2-mah2
9'. 1(asz@c) gu4-gesz
10'. 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz)
  blank space
11'. gub-ba-am3
12'. la2-ia3 1(disz) ab2-mah2
13'. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
14'. la2-ia3-am3
15'. nig2-u2-rum ni-za engar
16'. ugula lu2-{d}nansze nu-banda3-gu4

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 92.0 high × 78.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 243 (pl. 111)

    [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. 216

    [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 A31905
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:39 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 243 (Pl. 111) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110117.
HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry (No. P110117). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110117 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110117 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110117},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110117
LB  - CDLI:P110117
M1  - 2025/11/8/
TI  - HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110117
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 243 (Pl. 111) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110117.
HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry (No. P110117). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110117 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110117 (Accessed: November 8, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110117},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110117
LB  - CDLI:P110117
M1  - 2025/11/8/
TI  - HLC 243 (pl. 111) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110117
ER  -
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