HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) (P110170)

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 A31958

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

72.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) pisan a-da#
2. 1(disz) {gesz}e2-da
3. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 3(disz) {gesz}e2-da
5. 6(disz) {gesz}pa-ku5
6. ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6
7. 5(disz) {gesz}pa-ku5
8. er3#-ra-i3-sa6 [nu]-{gesz}kiri6
9. [x] x tar
10. e2-nita#-a
  sic nita
11. 1(disz) {gesz}e2-da
12. x x x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
  double ruling
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  double ruling
1'. 1(u) 6(disz) {gesz}e2-da
2'. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}eme-sig
3'. 3(u) 2(disz) {gesz}u2-bil
4'. 3(disz) {gesz}e2-x
5'. gu-u2-[mu (x)]
6'. [x x] TUR [x]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [x] {gesz#}e2-da
2. e2-duru5 la-gesz-da
3. ur-gu-la NI x-la
  double ruling
4. 3(u) 2(disz)
  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): 72.0 high × 50.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 299+357 (pl. 135)

    [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. 222

    [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 A31958
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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 10:35:37 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:55:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:27:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 299+357 (Pl. 135) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110170.
HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry (No. P110170). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110170 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110170 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110170
LB  - CDLI:P110170
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110170
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 299+357 (Pl. 135) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110170.
HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry (No. P110170). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110170 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110170 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110170},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110170
LB  - CDLI:P110170
M1  - 2025/11/11/
TI  - HLC 299+357 (pl. 135) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110170
ER  -
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