HSS 04, 002 (P110275)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: barley and wool rations for nu-gis.kiri6 gis gal.gal / u3 nu-gis.kiri6 gestin in Guabba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

177.0 mm × 115.0 mm × 33.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 {d}utu-ba-e3
2. SIG7-a 1(u) 4(disz) ur-bad-ra2
3. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-iti-da
4. dumu geme2-{gesz}dar-du3
5. 5(ban2) ur#-{gesz}dar-du3
  blank space
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}na#-ru2-a
7. dumu-ni-me#
8. 1(barig) 4(asz) gu2-gil#?
9. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-iti-da#
10. dumu ku3-nin-ga2#
11. 4(ban2) tug2 {d#}na-ru2#-a#-bi2#-du11#
12. SIG7-a# 1(disz)# tug2 lu2#-{d}nin-mar{ki}
13. ur#-gu-la# i3-dab5#
14. 1(barig) 4(disz) u2#-u2
15. 1(barig) tug2 ur#-dub-szen#
16. bar-ta-e3# i3-dab5#
17. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-mes#
18. [1(barig)] 4(disz) giri3-ni-i3#-sa6#
19. [n] ur-sze-il2#-la#
  blank space
20. x 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma
21. [x]-zi i3-dab5#
22. [x] ba-zi
23. [x ur]-e-kur2#-ra#
24. [...] lu2#-uszur2#-bar#-ra# dumu-ni#
25. [x]-ni i3#-dab5#
26. [...]-banda3#{da#}
27. [...]-mu
28. [...] dumu#-ni
29. [...]-x
30. [...]
column 2
1. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-tul2-sag
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu-ni
3. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(ban2) 2(disz) di-ku5-i3#-zu dumu-ni
5. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3#-sa6#
6. lugal#-nam2-mah# i3#-dab5#
7. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-{d}pa#-bil2#-sag#
8. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}na#-ru2#-a#
9. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) 4(disz) ku#-li#
10. SIG7#-a# n lu2#-uru11#{ki#}
11. 5(ban2) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}nin#-szubur#
12. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ur#-{d}[su4]-an-na
13. szesz#-szesz i3#-dab5#
14. 1(barig) ab#-ba#-du10#-ga#
15. 4(disz) tug2 ur#-bar#-uh#-KA#?
16. da#-da# i3#-dab5#
17. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ur2#-nig2#-du10#
18. 1(barig) 4(disz) mar#-tu#
19. 2(ban2) 2(disz) x-x-x-x
20. {d}nin#-mar{ki} x-x
21. 4(disz) tug2# ur#?-{d}li9#-si4#
22. SIG7#-a# x AN#-[...]-du#
23. du11#-ga#-[ni] i3#-dab5#
24. 5(ban2) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}na#-ru2#-a#
25. SIG7#-a 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-{d#}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)#
26. 3(ban2) 3(disz) x-e#-si
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal#-ku3#?-zu
28. dumu-ni#-me#
29. SIG7#-a 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-x-an-na#
30. 3(ban2) tug2 ab-ba-du10#-ga#
31. 2(ban2) 2(disz) a-ba-x#-bi#?
32. dumu#-ni#-[me]
33. [...]
column 3
1. SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2 szesz-kal-la
2. 4(ban2) tug2 lu2-nam-tar-ra
3. 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-ur-sag
4. {d}utu-si-sa2 i3-dab5
5. SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2 lugal-sukkal
6. 3(ban2) tug2 ur-mes dumu-ni
7. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-kisal
8. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5
9. 3(ban2) 3(disz) lu2-{d}en-ki
10. al-la i3-dab5
11. 3(ban2) {d}utu-me-lam2-bi2
12. lugal#-si-sa2 i3-dab5
13. 4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
14. lugal-ab-ba i3-dab5
15. 1(barig) 4(disz) ab-ba-gu-la
16. 1(barig) 4(disz) bar-ra-ab-e3
17. 1(barig) tug2 iri{ki}-du10
18. 2(ban2) 2(disz) be6-li2 dumu-ni
19. ab-ba-gu-la i3-dab5
20. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}utu-ba-e3
21. 1(ban2) 1(disz) igi-la2-ni-gi4 dumu-ni
22. 1(barig) 4(disz) x-x-si-ga
23. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-inim-gi-na
24. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu-ni
25. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-sa2-bi2
26. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#?-{d}lamma
27. 1(barig) 4(disz) ubur3-ubur3#?
28. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na dumu-ni
29. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
30. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-nimgir
31. 1(barig) 4(disz) iri-mu-ma-du10
32. 1(barig) 4(disz) ka-tur-ra
33. 3(ban2) tug2 {d}utu-ba-e3 dumu-ni
34. [ur?]-bara2-si-ga i3-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. [n] ab-ba-du10-ga
2. [...] i3-dab5
3. [n e2]-iti-da
4. [n] lu2#?-{d}inanna
5. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a
6. [n] n lu2-hu-rim3{ki}
7. 1(ban2)# 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-uszur2-bar-ra
8. [dumu]-ni-me
9. [n] e2#-iti-da
10. [n x]-x-sa6-ga
11. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
12. [n ...]-x-da-an-dul3
13. [n x]-x-gu-za-na
14. [n x]-li
15. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a
16. [n] lu2-nimgir
17. dumu#-ni#-me
18. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) tug2 ur-lugal
19. e2#-iti-da i3-dab5
20. 4(ban2)# tug2# lu2-{d}na-ru2-a gal
21. 1(barig)#? 4(disz) lu2-gu-la [...]
22. usz2 1(ban2) ur-{d}su4#-an-na
23. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 4(disz)-ta
24. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
25. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig) 4(disz)-ta
26. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2-ta
27. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) 4(disz)-ta
28. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) tug2-ta
29. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta
30. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
31. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) tug2-ta
32. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
33. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) tug2-ta
34. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
35. szunigin 7(disz) dumu 2(ban2) 2(disz)-ta
36. szunigin 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
37. szunigin 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz)-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ur#?-{d}[...]
2'. [1(barig)] 4(disz)# lu2#-{d}[...]
3'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-ku-[...]
4'. dumu lu2#-ti# ba-usz2#
5'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}na-ru2#-a#
6'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-inim#-gi-na#
7'. 1(barig) 4(disz) esz3#-ki#-du10#
8'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-{d}utu
  blank space
9'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}na-ru2-a
10'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}nin-szubur#
11'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-ab-ba
12'. 5(ban2) 4(disz) nin-ga2-i3-gi
13'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#?-{d}inanna
14'. 1(barig) 4(disz) {gesz}dar-du3 ma2-a
15'. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-bara2-si-ga
  blank space
  erasures
16'. 4(ban2) tug2 nam-iri-na
17'. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. sze-ba siki-ba
2'. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal#-gal
3'. u3 nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesztin
4'. iti GAN2-masz-ta
5'. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
  blank space
6'. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 177.0 high × 115.0 wide × 33.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.: some chipping at lower left edge and lower edge; rev.: upper half of 2 and 1/2 cols. broken; large tablet; 3 col. format
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: barley and wool rations for nu-gis.kiri6 gis gal.gal / u3 nu-gis.kiri6 gestin in Guabba)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 2

    [Hussey1915HSS4] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part II: From the Time of the Dynasty of Ur. Harvard Semitic Series 4. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.290
  • Accession No.: 01668

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.42.01.00
  • Alternative Years: AS06
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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2021-11-20 at 10:42:01 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2017-04-17 at 17:36:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 16:27:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-14 at 12:20:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-26 at 11:13:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:57 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
“HSS 04, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110275.
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (No. P110275). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110275
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110275 (Accessed: April 5, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110275},
}


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