HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 (P481043)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 A25419

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] GAN2
2. [...] x [x x?] x
3. [n] 1(iku@c)# ensi2
4. [x] x
5. [n] 2(esz3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ensi2
6. gesz-sza3 lu2 [lunga3?]
7. 1(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) tir-ku3#-kaskal
8. 2(iku@c) lu2# igi-ma-[...]-ka#?-me
9. [n ur?-{d}e2?-mi?]-la#?-zu
10. [...]
11. [...] x
12. [...] x
13. [...]-{d}szara2
14. [...]-x-du3
15. [... ur]-{d}nin-ildu3#
16. [...]
column 2
1. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) x [...]
2. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) x-[...]
3. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) [...]
4. 2(iku@c) ur#-[x x?]-e2-[...]
5. 1(esze3@c) [...] x [...]
blank space
6. da-[x x?]
7. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) x [x x?] dar [x x?]
8. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) masz-nu-mi#-kam
9. 4(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) lugal-KA tug2-du8
10. 1(esze3@c) e2#-mah-sze3
11. 5(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) lugal-x-a
12. [n] la2 1/4(iku@c) lugal-an-ne2 dub#-sar#
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [n] 1/2(iku@c) [... nin]-{d}inanna
2'. 5(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) ur-e2-zi-da
3'. 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) tir-ku3-kaskal
4'. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) nin-{d}inanna
5'. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) e2-u3!(|IGI.KU|)
6'. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) e2-kur-SAHAR
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 4(bur3@c)# sze# [x]-KA-x nu-banda3#
2'. 3(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) sze n 1(esze3@c) [n?] mah nin-{d}inanna
3'. kar na4
reverse
1. [a]-sza3# gid2-da
2. sze u4-u4 6(disz@t)
3. kar na4
4. da {gesz}pesz3
5. ama-bara2-si
6. |SUR.GU|
blank space
7. lugal-bara2-za3-ge#-[si]
8. ensi2
blank space
9. n(|BADxDISZ@t|)#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: HUCA 49, p.1-58, p. 14 & p. 36-37 2

[Powell1978Lugalzagesi] Powell, Marvin A. 1978. “Texts from the Time of Lugalzagesi. Problems and Perspectives in Their Interpretation.” Hebrew Union College Annual 49: 1–58.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: OIM A25419
Accession No.:

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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 09:54:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-25 at 13:32:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Oriental Institute Integrated Database (82729a20-f4f0-45b5-9c8d-95bb950ff148) (82729a20-f4f0-45b5-9c8d-95bb950ff148)

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481043.

HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry (No. P481043). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481043

HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481043 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481043},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481043.

HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry (No. P481043). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481043

HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481043 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2015HUCA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {HUCA 49, 014 & 036-037 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481043},
}

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DA  - 2015/7/22/
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M1  - 2026/3/13/
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