HLC 268 (pl. 124) (P110142)

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 A31929

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

59.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. szunigin# 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz
2'. sza3-bi-ta
3'. 2(u) la2 1(disz) gi-il2 e2-ninnu
4'. ki lu2-nigin6{ki}
5'. 2(u) 1(disz) KASZ lugal-ra-us2-sa
6'. 1(u) e2-gu4-gaz
7'. 5(asz) gu2-gir esir2-ra
8'. 5(disz) e2-muhaldim
9'. 3(disz) sipa {ansze}si2-si2
10'. 2(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
11'. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
12'. 1(asz) gu2 pu2
reverse
1. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
2. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
3. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}nansze
4. 1(disz) in-bul5-bul5
5. 5(disz) ma2 gesztin nigin6{ki}-sze3 gid2-da
6. giri3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 5(disz) [x] x ma2 uz-ga IL2 [...] x kar-sze3
8. [...] x-si
9. [...] x
  rest broken

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 268 (pl. 124)

    [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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  • 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
2021-11-10 at 12:42:36 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:40 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 268 (Pl. 124) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110142.
HLC 268 (pl. 124) artifact entry (No. P110142). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110142 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 268 (pl. 124) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110142 (Accessed: June 21, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 268 (pl. 124) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110142},
}


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