HLC 401 (pl. 081) (P110269)

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 A32055

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

45.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) a2 hun-ga2 a-sza3 ambar-sur-ra
4. nam-erim2-bi ba-ku5
5. giri3 ma-ni
6. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. la2-ia3 6(asz) 3(barig) gur
2. a2 hun-ga2
3. a-tu dumu ur2-nig2-du10
4. su-su-dam
5. giri3 ga-sa6-ga
  1 line blank
6. mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-bi

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): 45.0 high × 36.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC, HLC 401 (pl. 081)

    [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. 209

    [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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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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 13:31:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:24 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 401 (Pl. 081) Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110269.
HLC 401 (pl. 081) artifact entry (No. P110269). (2024, June 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110269 (Original work published 2001)
HLC 401 (pl. 081) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110269 (Accessed: June 9, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110269},
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