HLC 247 (pl. 117) (P110121)

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 A31909

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

88.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
2. sze szuku-ra
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) gur
4. sze ur5?-ra
5. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
6. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) gur
7. ur-{d}suen
8. 2(u) 4(asz) gur
9. lugal-{d}szul-gi
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur
11. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
12. 5(u) 7(asz) gur
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-[BI]
column 2
1. 2(u) 4(asz) gur
2. lu2-eb
3. 1(u) 2(asz) gur
4. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
5. 2(u) 5(asz) gur
6. ur-{d}ig-alim nu-banda3
7. 1(u) 6(asz) gur
8. ur-x-x-[x]
9. 1(barig)# 3(ban2)# [...]
  blank space
10. 4(u) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) [...]
2. ab-ba-[...]
3. 4(asz) gur a-x-[x] dumu ab-ba-x
4. 1(gesz2) gur
5. giri3 lugal-uszumgal
6. 2(u) la2 1(asz) gur
7. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
8. sze udu
9. 1(u) gur engar-me
10. 5(asz) gur nu-banda3-gu4-me
11. 7(asz) gur erin2-me
12. e2 ha-la-{d}lamma
13. 1(u) 3(asz) gur
column 2
1. sze-numun a-sza3 du6-7(disz)
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze a-sza3 bala-a
3. a-sza3 e2-nam-du-du{ki}
4. 3(barig) sze amar
5. ur-{d}lamma
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
7. zi-ga-am3
8. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(barig) gur
9. i3-dub szu4-a-num2
10. 1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
11. ab-ba-mu lu2 sanga
12. sze lu2-usz11-usz11

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 88.0 high × 65.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 247 (pl. 117)

    [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. 218

    [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 A31909
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:27:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 247 (Pl. 117) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110121.
HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry (No. P110121). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110121 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110121 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110121
LB  - CDLI:P110121
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110121
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 247 (Pl. 117) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110121.
HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry (No. P110121). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110121 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110121 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110121
LB  - CDLI:P110121
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - HLC 247 (pl. 117) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110121
ER  -
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