HLC 286 (pl. 127) (P110159)

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 A31946

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

51.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [3(u) 7(disz)? gurusz]
2. [nu-banda3 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su]
3. 3(u) [7(disz)? nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga]
4. 3(u) 5(disz) ugula lu2-[{d}dumu#-[zi]
5. 3(u) la2 1(disz) ugula na-ba-sa6
6. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
7. 2(u) 7(disz) ugula {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
8. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
  blank space
9. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 2(u) gi-IL2 e2-uz-ga
12. 1(u) e2-gu4-gaz
13. 1(u) e2-muhaldim
14. 3(u) lugal-ra-us2-sa
15. [gu2-gir] esir2-[ra]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) im-IL2 [ki ka5-a]-mu#
2'. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
3'. 2(disz) ka e2-gal ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
4'. 2(disz) zi3-IL2 ki ur-{d}ig-alim
5'. 5(disz) e2 hal-bi gub-ba giri3 sukkal
6'. 5(disz) zi-gum2 nibru{ki}-sze3 giri3 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7'. 4(disz) tu-ra
  blank space
8'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz
9'. [zi]-ga
  rest broken

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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): 51.0 high × 50.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 286 (pl. 127)

    [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. 220

    [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 A31946
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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
2021-11-11 at 08:49:30 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:05 Englund, Robert K. 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 13:31:07 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
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 286 (Pl. 127) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110159.
HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry (No. P110159). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110159 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110159 (Accessed: September 9, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110159},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110159
LB  - CDLI:P110159
M1  - 2025/9/9/
TI  - HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110159
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 286 (Pl. 127) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110159.
HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry (No. P110159). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110159 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110159 (Accessed: September 9, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110159},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110159
LB  - CDLI:P110159
M1  - 2025/9/9/
TI  - HLC 286 (pl. 127) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110159
ER  -
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