HSS 04, 013 (P110286)

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 1899.02.033

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of workers at the Ningirsu canal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 1(disz) tu-<ra> gurusz
2. ur-gu-la i3-dab5
3. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 4(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 1(disz) tu
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
5. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 3(disz) tu
6. ur-dun i3-dab5
7. 6(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
8. 3(u) gurusz 8(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 6(disz) sze-IL2 5(disz) tu ugula lu2-nimgir
9. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 2(disz) tu
10. ur-ba-gara2 i3-dab5
11. 7(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) 1(disz) tu
column 2
1. ARAD2 i3-dab5#
2. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) [x tu]
3. ab-ba-dingir i3-[dab5]
4. 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 2(disz) [tu]
5. ha-an-ti i3-dab5
6. 6(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu
7. ur-ga2-nun i3-dab5
8. 4(disz) gurusz
9. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a i3-dab5
10. 5(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
11. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5
12. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
13. 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz 7(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 8(disz) tu 1(u) 5(disz) sze-IL2
14. ugula bad3-da-bad3-da
15. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
reverse
column 1
1. ba-zi i3-dab5
2. 3(disz) 1(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
3. lu2-uszur2-bar-ra i3-dab5
4. 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
5. na-silim i3-dab5
6. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
7. e2-he2-gal2 i3-dab5
8. 6(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
9. sza3-ku3-ge i3-dab5
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
11. u4-la-ba-da-szu4 i3-dab5
12. 5(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
13. 6(disz) gurusz a-nigin2-na gub-ba
14. 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 6(disz)? tu 5(disz) sze-IL2 6(disz) a-nigin2-na gub#-[ba] ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-[zi]-da
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz
2. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
3. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) tu gurusz
4. sahar-a gub-ba
5. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) sze-IL2
6. szunigin 6(disz) a-nigin2!-na gub-ba
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7. i7 {d}nin-gir2-su gub-ba
8. u4 1(disz)-kam
9. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
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): 89.0 high × 60.0 wide × 24.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: complete; 2 columns per side
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 13

    [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 1899.02.033
  • Accession No.: 01411

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.03.01
  • Alternative Years:
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  • 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
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 10:03:04 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110286.
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P110286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110286
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110286 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110286},
}


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