HSS 04, 010 (P110283)

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 1899.02.293

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain payment to workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

108.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(ban2) sze lugal#
2. {d}utu-ug3-e
3. 1(barig) du-du
4. 5(ban2) lu2-ga
5. lu2-uru11{ki} dumu ur-mes
6. 1(barig) nam-iri-na
7. ($ blank space $) lugal-dur2-du10
8. ($ blank space $) lugal-he2-gal2
9. 5(ban2) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
10.($ blank space $) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ig-alim
13. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}inanna-ka
14. 4(ban2) a-tu
15. 3(ban2) ur-ab-ba
16. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
17. 2(ban2) lugal-he2-gal2
18. dumu a-tu-me
19. ($ blank space $) lugal-uszur4
20. nam-ha-ni
21. 5(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
22. 4(ban2) ur-{d}lamma
23. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
24. dumu lugal-iri-da-me
25. zi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
26. 3(ban2) ur-esz3-ku3-ga
column 2
1. [...]
2. dumu lugal-x-[...]
3. 2(ban2) ki-lu5-la dumu lu2-giri17-zal SIG7-a
4. 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 dumu lu2-{d}utu
5. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-giri17-zal
6. ($ blank space $) ur-esz3-ku3-ga
7. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. ($ blank space $) lu2-gu3-de2-a
9. dumu ur-esz3-ku3-ga#-me
10. ($ blank space $) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2)
11. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2 ug3-e
12. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-nimgir
13. 4(ban2) lugal-u2-szim-e
14. ($ blank space $) zi-ARAD2 dumu um-ma
15. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu gu-za-na
16. 1(barig) ur3-re-ba-du7
17. 2(ban2) ur-{d}nisaba dumu-ni
18. 1(barig) en#-u2
19. ($ blank space $) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
20. 4(ban2) ur-sukkal
21. 2(ban2) igi-an-na-ke4-zu mu-a
22. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ku3-{d#}[...]
23. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu# [...]
24. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 x [...]
25. 1(barig) lugal-ur-[...] x in#
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. {d}nin-mar{ki#}-ka#
3. 4(ban2) lu2-bala-sa6-ga
4. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. 3(ban2) sukkal-di-de3
6. dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka DISZ
7. 1(barig) bi2-du11-i3-sa6
8. ($ blank space $) 3(barig) 4(ban2)
9. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin gar-szum{ki}
10. 1(barig) szesz-kal-la
11. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}ig-alim dumu-ni
12. ($ blank space $) 1(barig) 1(ban2)
13. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-gir2-su-a2-dah-{d}szul-gi
14. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu ARAD2-da-ni
15. 1(barig) lu2-{d}utu
16. 1(barig) nimgir-ab-ba-na
17. 2(barig) 4(ban2)
18. {gesz}kiri6 ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-gu-la
19. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
20. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
21. {gesz}kiri6 ga-esz8
22. ($ blank space $) lugal-he2-gal2
23. ($ blank space $) lu2-uru11{ki}
24. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba-ba6
25. ($ blank space $)
26. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-pa-e3
27. 3(ban2) e2-lu2-ti
28. ($ blank space $) 3(ban2)
29. {gesz}kiri6 ti-ra-asz2
column 2
1. [...]
2. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ig-alim
3. dumu-ni-me
4. {gesz}kiri6 iri-sag
5. ($ blank space $)
6. {gesz}kiri6 geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
7. 4(ban2) lu2-usz-gi-na
8. lu2-lam
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ku5-a x
10. lu2 gukkal na-gab2-tum
  blank space
11. szunigin 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
12. sze-ba du3-a-ku5-e-ne
13. du6-ma-nu-ta
14. ugula gu2-u3-gu2-mu
15. iti GAN2-masz
  blank space
16. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi

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): 108.0 high × 69.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.: breaks at upper and lower ends (a few lines each); rev.: upper end break of several lines; small break in lower right corner; shallow round depression in left side ; large tablet; 2 col. format
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 10

    [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 1899.02.293
  • Accession No.: 01671

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

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.01.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-06 at 17:24:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
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, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110283.
HSS 04, 010 artifact entry (No. P110283). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110283
HSS 04, 010 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110283 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110283},
}


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