HLC 254 (pl. 120) (P110128)

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 A31916

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

87.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. x [...]
2. 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3#
3. 3(asz) gu2 1(u) 1(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)-kam us2#
4. a-hu-um-dingir in-sa6
5. 2(asz) gu2 tug2 szar3
6. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) 5(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
7. 3(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. lu2-me-lam2 in-sa6
9. 2(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
10. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
11. 2(asz) gu2 tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
12. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 in-sa6
reverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 tug2 szar3
2. 5(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
3. tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
4. inim-{d}ba-ba6-i3-[dab5] in-sa6
  blank space
5. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
6. szunigin 8(asz) gu2 2(u) 7(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
7. szunigin 7(asz) gu2 2(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
  blank space
8. x [...] x [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 52.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 254 (pl. 120)

    [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. 219

    [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 A31916
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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
2021-11-05 at 16:06:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-11-05 at 16:05:47 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2021-11-05 at 16:05:02 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:05 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 10:02:39 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 254 (Pl. 120) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110128.
HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry (No. P110128). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110128 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110128 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110128
LB  - CDLI:P110128
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110128
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 254 (Pl. 120) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110128.
HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry (No. P110128). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110128 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110128 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110128
LB  - CDLI:P110128
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - HLC 254 (pl. 120) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110128
ER  -
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