HSS 04, 008 (P110281)

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 1899.02.034

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: charge taking of workers transferred to a mill from ur)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. SIG7-a 1(disz) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir erin2 e2-udu
3. SIG7-a 1(disz) nam-ha-ni
4. dumu gu4-KU nu-banda3-gu4 e2 {d}nin-gir2-su
5. SIG7-a 1(disz) usz-gi-na
6. dumu lu2-dingir-ra ma2-gin2
7. 3(disz) gurusz SIG7-a
8. lugal-igi-husz i3-dab5
9. SIG7-a 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga
10. dumu ur-zigum-ma lu2 {gesz}tir
11. SIG7-a 1(disz) nimgir!-inim-gi-na
12. dumu lu2-{d}nansze sipa szaganx(AMA){gan}
reverse
1. SIG7-a 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6 sipa udu gukkal
3. SIG7-a 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. dumu lu2-uru11{ki} e2 {d}nin-dar-a
5. 4(disz) gurusz SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-szubur i3-dab5
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6. sza3 e2 kikken2
7. uri5{ki}-ta
8. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-im-ru-a
9. iti amar-a-a-si
10. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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): 82.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete ; long single-col. format
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: charge taking of workers transferred to a mill from ur)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 8

    [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 1899.02.034
  • Accession No.: 01412

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.10.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 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 10:03:03 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110281.
HSS 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P110281). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110281
HSS 04, 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110281 (Accessed: May 10, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110281},
}

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