HLC 260 (pl. 122) (P110134)

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 A31922

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

67.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(szar2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu gi hi-a
2. 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) ud5 masz2 hi-a
  1 line blank
3. e2 szu-szum2-ma iri igi 6(disz) gar-ra
4. mu kar2-har{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul#
5. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) [...]
column 2
1. 3(szar2) [... udu gi hi-a]
2. 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) ud5 masz2 hi-a
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3. e2 szu-szum2-ma al-la
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
5. [...] 3(u) 3(disz) gu4-gesz [...] 5(disz) ansze# gesz
reverse
column 1
1. x x x x [x]
2. 2(gesz2) 1(u) [...]
3. 1(gesz2) 1(disz) gu4 niga
4. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) ansze niga
5. gu4 apin-bi 2(gesz2) 7(disz)
6. ansze apin-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)
7. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) ab2 e2-tur3
8. 3(szar2) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu gi hi-a
9. [...] 3(u) 7(disz) [...]
column 2
1. ansze apin-bi 2(gesz2) 1(u)
2. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2 gu4 e2-tur3
3. sza3-ba 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gu4 apin-na si-ga i3-gal2
4. 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) ud5 masz2 hi-a
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
6. 6(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu gi hi-a
7. x x x x [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 73.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 260 (pl. 122)

    [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.

  • citation: 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.

  • citation: ASJ 15, p.107-129, p. 115 n. 19

    [Maekawa1993agricultural-9] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1993. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (IX).” Acta Sumerologica 15: 107–29.

  • 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 A31922
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.31.00.00, Šulgi.38.00.00, Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 13:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:13 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 260 (Pl. 122) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110134.
HLC 260 (pl. 122) artifact entry (No. P110134). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110134 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 260 (pl. 122) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110134 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 260 (pl. 122) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110134},
}


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