HLC 372 (pl. 142) (P110242)

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 A32027

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

109.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) dabin gur lugal
2. [e2] {d}nin-gir2-su
3. [...] 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
4. [e2] szabra
5. [...] 1(u) 4(barig) gur
6. [e2] {d}szul-gi
7. [...] 3(u) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. e2 nam-ha-ni
9. 5(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) gur
10. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
11. 2(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) gur
12. e2 {d}ig-alim
13. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur
14. e2 {d}nansze
15. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. [e2] {d}dumu-zi
17. [...]
column 2
1. 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) [x gur]
2. e2 {d}ga2-[tum3-du10]
3. 4(u) 8(asz) [gur]
4. e2 uru11{ki}
5. 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
6. e2 {d}inanna
7. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
8. e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
9. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
10. szabra sanga-me
11. 7(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
12. ku-li
13. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
14. ur-{d}nansze
15. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(asz) 1(barig)
16. zi3 gir2-su{ki}
  1 line blank
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x x
2. 4(u) 6(disz) e2 {d}ig-alim
3. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) e2 {d}nansze
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) e2 {d}dumu-zi
5. 1(gesz2) 3(disz) e2 {d}nin-dar-a
6. 3(u) la2 1(disz) e2 ba-gara2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) e2 uru11{ki}
9. 3(u) la2 1(disz) e2 {d}inanna
10. 7(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}
11. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz)
12. zi3-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
13. szabra sanga-me
14. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) e2-kuruszda
15. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) lu2 mar-sa
16. 5(u) la2 1(disz) nun-[...]
17. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) [...]
18. 3(u) 7(disz) nu-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [x] x x x
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) erin2 gi-NE
3. 4(u) la2 1(disz) e2-muhaldim
4. 2(disz) e2-gu-la
5. 3(u) 2(disz) a-igi-du8 sahar
6. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) esz3 didli
7. 5(u) 2(disz) e2-kuruszda lugal
8. 5(u) e2 {d}ba-ba6
9. [x] x-ra nin-[x]-gaba
10. [...] x sila3-ta
11. [...] x [x] x [...] gi-na-ta
12. [...] su-x-ta
13. [...] x lugal
14. [...] sze {d}inanna e2-gi4-a
15. [...] 5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur
16. [x? {d}]nansze
  1 line blank
17. [x] 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
18. [zi]-ga
19. [x] 3(ban2) gur
20. [x]-li
21. [...] gur
22. [x? {d}]nansze
  rest broken

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): 109.0 high × 72.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 372 (pl. 142)

    [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. 223

    [Maeda1980HLC] Maeda, Tohru. 1980. “Collation of G. A. Barton, Haverford Library Collection of Cuneiform Tablets or Documents.” Acta Sumerologica 2: 197–224.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: OIM A32027
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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 09:23:33 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:22 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
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 372 (Pl. 142) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110242.
HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry (No. P110242). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110242 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110242 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110242},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 372 (Pl. 142) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110242.
HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry (No. P110242). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110242 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110242 (Accessed: November 3, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110242},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110242
LB  - CDLI:P110242
M1  - 2025/11/3/
TI  - HLC 372 (pl. 142) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110242
ER  - 
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