HLC 388 (pl. 147) (P110257)

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 A32042

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

94.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. x [...] x x
2. [...] x
  n lines broken
3'. [...]-ba
  n lines broken
4'. x [...] sila3
5'. x [...]
  n lines broken
6'. 5(disz) [...]
7'. ma2 2(asz) [...]
8'. 2(disz) sila3 [...]
9'. ma2 {d}[...] bi
10'. 1(disz) sila3 zi3 [...]
11'. 2(u) 4(barig) zi3 x [...]
reverse
1. imgaga3-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) [...] x
2. er2-te 3(barig) PA [...] x
3. 1/2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-ta 1/3(disz) imgaga3
4. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-sze3 zi3-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
5. imgaga3-bi 6(disz) sila3 er2-te 3(disz) sila3 x
6. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 imgaga3 [...]
7. er2-te a geme2-{d}ba-ba6 [...]
8. 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 imgaga3 [...]
9. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra kasz diri
10. er2-te-a-me
11. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(ban2) zi3 dub 5(disz) sila3 imgaga3
12. esz3-esz3 {d}dumu-zi-abzu
13. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra
14. ki ensi2-ka
15. 3(disz) sila3 ar-za-na 1(disz) sila3 imgaga3
16. gu2-ne-sag-ga2-sze3
17. 9(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
18. nig2-ba lu2-ub5-ku3-ga-me
  blank space
19. zi-ga ki zum-zum-ta
20. iti sze-il2-la
21. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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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): 94.0 high × 45.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 388 (pl. 147)

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A32042
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:31:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 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 388 (Pl. 147) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110257.
HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry (No. P110257). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110257 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110257 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110257},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110257
LB  - CDLI:P110257
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110257
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HLC 388 (Pl. 147) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110257.
HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry (No. P110257). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110257 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110257 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
@misc{2024HLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 25},
	title = {HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110257},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110257
LB  - CDLI:P110257
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - HLC 388 (pl. 147) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110257
ER  -
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