HLC 090 (pl. 044) (P109968)

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 (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Museum Number

OIM A31758

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

69.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 5(u) mer hi
2. 4(u) 5(disz) kur 5(u) 1(disz)
3. 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 bar 1(iku) 1/2(iku) ki
4. a-sza3 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
  calculation: 230 x (45 + 51)/2 = 6b 2.4i, + 10i - 1 1/2i = 6b 1e 5i
5. sze-bi ($ blank space $)
6. lam-lam-ma engar
7. GAN2-gu4 {d}nanna-kam
8. a-sza3 na-{ga}gab2-tum
9. 5(gesz2) 2(u) mer hi
10. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kur 3(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz)
11. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) ki
12. [a-sza3] 7(bur3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
  calculation: 320 x (37.5 + 39.5)/2 = 6b 15.2i, + 9i - 2i = 7b 4.2i (text has 7b 3.25i)
13. [sze-bi ($ blank space $)]
14. [...]
reverse
1. [GAN2-gu4 ...]-x
2. 4(gesz2)# 3(u) 2(disz)? mer hi
3. 4(u) 2(disz) kur hi
4. 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 bar 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) ki
5. a-sza3 6(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2
  calculation: 272 x 42 = 6b 6.24i, + 1.25i - 2.75i = 6b 4.74i (text has 6b 2i)
6. sze-bi ($ blank space $)
7. ur-{d}en-ki engar
8. GAN2-gu4 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9. a-sza3 en-nu-lum-ma
10. ugula ur-en-gal-du-du
11. gu4 {d}amar-{d}suen
12. szuku-bi nu-ta-zi
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 49.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: HLC 090 (pl. 044),

    [Barton1905-1914-17392] Barton, George A. 1905-1914.

  • history: AnOr 45, p. 226 32

    [Pettinato1969rundenTafeln] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1969. Texte Zur Verwaltung Der Landwirtschaft in Der Ur-III Zeit. « Die Runden Tafeln ». Analecta Orientalia 45. Roma: Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • collation: ASJ 2, p.197-224, p. 204

    [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 A31758
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.--.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-04-13 at 17:45:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:30:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:36 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 090 (Pl. 044) Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109968.
HLC 090 (pl. 044) artifact entry (No. P109968). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109968
HLC 090 (pl. 044) artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109968 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HLC 090 (pl. 044) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P109968},
}


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