HLC 285 (pl. 050) (P110158)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A31945

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

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu ba-usz2! 1(disz) sila3
2. udu e2-udu e2-gal
3. ki amar-szuba3
4. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur ra2-gaba
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1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
2. mu en-nun-gal en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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): 35.0 high × 31.0 wide × 15.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 285 (pl. 050)

    [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. 205

    [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 A31945
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.02.12
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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 13:31:06 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 10:02:42 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 285 (Pl. 050) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110158.
HLC 285 (pl. 050) artifact entry (No. P110158). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110158 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 285 (pl. 050) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110158 (Accessed: June 22, 2025).
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	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 285 (pl. 050) artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110158},
}


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