HLC 365 (pl. 138) (P110235)

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 A32020

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

102.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 32.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  1 line blank
1. [...] ki
2. [...] GAN2 nam
3. [...] nam
4. [...] engar [...] sa6 [...] gu4
5. [...] dub-sar
  blank space
6. [...] szabra [...] x HI
7. [...] HI
8. [...] ki
9. [...]
10. [...] engar#
11. [...]-kal-la [nu]-banda3-gu4
12. [...] sze dub-sar
13. [...] mer hi
column 3
  blank space
1. 3(u) 4(disz) kur hi
2. 1(bur3) GAN2 bar ki
3. a-sza3 4(bur3) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 nam
4. sze-bi nam
5. nimgir-ra engar
6. GAN2-gu4 ma-an-szum2 nu-banda3-gu4
7. ugula nimgir-an-ne2-zu dub-sar
8. 7(gesz2) 3(u) mer 7(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz)
9. 3(u) 1/2(disz) kur hi
10. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar 1/4(iku) ki
11. a-sza3 8(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 nam
12. sze-bi nam
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. ur-mes engar
2. GAN2-gu4 ur-ab-ba
3. ugula u2-u2 dub-sar
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) mer hi
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) kur hi
6. 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
7. a-sza3 4(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 nam
8. sze-bi nam
9. engar a-u2-u2
10. ur-mes engar
11. GAN2-gu4 ur-ab-ba nu-banda3-gu4
12. ugula u2-u2 dub-sar
  1 line blank
13. ugula lugal-za3-ge-si szabra
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. [{gesz}]kiri6 kab2-du11-ga nam
2. a-szar sahar-dub-ba
3. [GAN2]-gu4 {d}nansze
4. [...]-ta
5. [...]-ad
6. [x]-x-{d}nin-gesz-zi-[da] dumu um-mi-a
7. [...] x gu4 u3 dumu [... nu]-u3-ta-zi
  1 line blank
8. [...]-si
  blank space
column 3
  rest broken

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 102.0 high × 64.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 365 (pl. 138)

    [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.

  • history: AnOr 45, 238 34

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • 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 A32020
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 16:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 16:22:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 09:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:41 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 365 (Pl. 138) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110235.
HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry (No. P110235). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110235 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110235 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110235},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/19/
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TI  - HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“HLC 365 (Pl. 138) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110235.
HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry (No. P110235). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110235 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110235 (Accessed: September 7, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110235
LB  - CDLI:P110235
M1  - 2025/9/7/
TI  - HLC 365 (pl. 138) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110235
ER  -
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