HLC 368 (pl. 139) (P110238)

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 A32023

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

68.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ba#
2'. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
3'. sze-ba a-bala
4'. giri3 lugal-igi-husz
5'. 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
6'. me-luh-ha-ta
7'. 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur
8'. i3-dub he?-gal-ta
9'. 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
10'. e2-duru5 lugal-ti-ta
11'. 5(asz) e2 da-da nu-kiri6-ta
12'. 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) e2 szu-na nu-kiri6-ta
13'. 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) gur e2 ba-har-[ta]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 6(asz)#? x [...]
2'. 2(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
3'. 3(asz) e2-duru5 dingir-ma dam-gar3
4'. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig)!? 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
5'. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-zi-ta
6'. 5(asz) a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
7'. 2(asz) a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
8'. ki nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba-ta
9'. 9(asz) 2(barig) i3-dub gir2-gir2-ta
10'. 9(asz) 2(barig) i3-dub inim-{d}inanna-ta
11'. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu i3-kal-la-ta
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column 1
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) ki ur-{d}nansze
2. szesz igi-zu-bar-ra-ta
3. 1(asz) ki ku-li dumu ki-ag2-ta
4. 4(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) e2 pu2-ta
5. 3(asz) e2 ur-dingir-ra-ta
6. 6(asz) gur la2-ia3 su-ga nin-a-na dumu lu2-gu-la
7. 6(asz) e2-duru5 lugal-ta
8. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) un-sa6-ga-ta
9. giri3 su6-du11-du11
10. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
11. 6(asz) sukkal i3-du8 u3 szu-i
12. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sze-ba a-bala du3-a-<ku5>-e-ne
  blank space
  rest broken

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 70.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 368 (pl. 139)

    [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: JESHO 20, p.129-165, p. 142 6

    [Parpola1977Meluhha] Parpola, Simo, Asko Parpola, and Robert H. Brunswig. 1977. “The Meluḫḫa Village: Evidence of Acculturation of Harappan Traders in Late Third Millennium Mesopotamia?” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 20: 129–65.

  • 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 A32023
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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
2021-11-13 at 09:22:28 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-11-26 at 10:51:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-12-05 at 21:26:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI 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 368 (Pl. 139) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110238.
HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry (No. P110238). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110238 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110238 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110238},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110238
LB  - CDLI:P110238
M1  - 2025/11/14/
TI  - HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110238
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 368 (Pl. 139) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110238.
HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry (No. P110238). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110238 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110238 (Accessed: November 14, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110238},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110238
LB  - CDLI:P110238
M1  - 2025/11/14/
TI  - HLC 368 (pl. 139) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110238
ER  -
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