HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 (P481044)

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 A25442

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. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [...] x
4. [...] a [...] UD
5. [n lugal]-ildu3# [lu2-esz2]-gid2#
6. 1(bur3@c) la2# 1(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
7. 1(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) kar na4
8. e2-lu2
9. 1(bur3@c) da {gesz}pesz3
10. 1(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) kar na4
11. ur-sag lu2 esz2-gid2
12. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
13. [n] 1/2(iku@c) kar na4
14. [x]-x-AN
15. [...] x-e2 [...]
column 2
1. [n] 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz#}pesz3
2. 2(bur3@c) la2 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) kar na4
3. KA-zi-da
4. 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) sze 2(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) mah da {gesz}pesz3
5. 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) sze kar na4 1(iku@c) mah lugal-ezem ugula
6. 1(bur3@c) la2 1(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
7. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
8. e2-ni
9. 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
10. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) kar na4
11. ur-en-nun
12. 4(iku@c) da [{gesz}pesz3]
13. 2(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) kar#-[na4]
14. e2-x-[(x)]
15. 1(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) [...]
column 3
1. 4(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
2. 4(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
3. lugal-KA-dub#?
4. 1(bur3@c) la2 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
5. 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) kar na4
6. nigar sanga
7. 4(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
8. 1(esze3@c) kar na4
9. ur-{d}en-ki sanga
10. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
11. 1(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
12. gesz-sza3 sanga
13. 1(esze3@c) 6(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
14. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
15. gala |SUR.GU|
16. 1(bur3@c)# la2 1(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3#
column 4
1. e2-udu-a
2. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze
3. 3(iku@c) mah da {gesz}pesz3
4. 2(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze 4(iku@c) mah kar <na4>
5. gam-gam lu2 lunga3
6. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) sze
7. 2(iku@c) mah
8. kar na4
9. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
10. di-utu-nin-{d}inanna
11. 3(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) sze
12. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) la2 1/2(iku@c) mah kar na4
13. 4(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) sze da {gesz}pesz3
14. ur-{d}en-lil2 dam-gar3
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column 5
1. 1(bur3@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
2. 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) kar na4
3. lu2-igi-ma
4. 2(bur3@c) 2(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
5. 2(bur3@c) la2 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
6. mu-NI-NI
7. 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) sze 3(iku@c) mah
8. da {gesz}pesz3
9. 2(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) kar na4
10. u2-a-me
11. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) sze
12. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) da {gesz}pesz3
13. 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) sze#
14. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) mah#
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. ur-e2#-zi-da dub#-sar
2. [n] la2? 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) sze [da] {gesz}pesz3
3. [...] kar na4
4. [...] dub#?-sar
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column 2
beginning broken
blank space
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column 3
beginning broken
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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 & 38-39 3

[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

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A25442
Accession No.:

Provenience

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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
2022-02-17 at 11:38:44	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	Approved
2021-07-22 at 08:42:33	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2017-10-26 at 13:20:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2017-07-21 at 00:46:12	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-25 at 13:32:57	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 (407b1c30-e116-46fd-a2d5-6d91c6c26e0c) (407b1c30-e116-46fd-a2d5-6d91c6c26e0c)

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481044.

HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry (No. P481044). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481044

HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481044 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481044},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481044.

HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry (No. P481044). (2015, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481044

HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481044 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {HUCA 49, 014 & 038-039 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481044},
}

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DA  - 2015/7/22/
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M1  - 2026/3/12/
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