HLC 266 (pl. 117) (P110140)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV
Metadata history Transliteration history

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31927

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

53.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gur
2'. mu-kux(DU)
3'. la2-ia3 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
4'. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
5'. 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
6'. mu-kux(DU)
7'. diri 8(gesz2) la2 1(asz) gur
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. mu-kux(DU)
2'. la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
3'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3
4'. gu4 apin-bi 1(u) 2(disz)-am3
5'. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur
6'. mu-kux(DU)
7'. la2-ia3 8(gesz2) 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
8'. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa?-a?-bi
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) [gur]
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. la2-ia3 5(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
5. 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. la2-ia3 6(gesz2) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
9. mu-kux(DU)
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. la2-ia3 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 9(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
5. 3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. la2-ia3 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) gur
  rest broken

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): 53.0 high × 74.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: HLC, HLC 266 (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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A31927
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.35.00.00, Šulgi.40.00.00, Šulgi.41.00.00, Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.43.00.00, Amar-Suen.01.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.35.00.00 to Amar-Suen.01.00.00 (us2-us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:29:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 266 (Pl. 117) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110140.
HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry (No. P110140). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110140 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110140 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110140
LB  - CDLI:P110140
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110140
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HLC 266 (Pl. 117) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110140.
HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry (No. P110140). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110140 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110140 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110140},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110140
LB  - CDLI:P110140
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - HLC 266 (pl. 117) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110140
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.