HSS 04, 024 (P110297)

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 1899.02.017

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: balanced account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. si-i3-tum mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3
3. giri3 gu3-de2-a
4. 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
5. si-i3-tum mu us2-sa mu us2-sa-ba
6. giri3 nig2-u2-rum
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 1(disz) gin2 2(u) sze ku3
10. sze-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3
11. a-tu dub-sar he2-dab5 szu ba-ti
12. 2(u) 2(asz) gur
13. nig2-u2-rum szu ba-ti
14. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
reverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar sze-bi 1(u) gur
2. lu2-{d}nin-szubur szu ba-ti
3. giri3 nam-mah dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
5. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) gur
6. ugu2 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7 ba-a-gar
7. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la
8. dumu da-da
9. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
10. su-su-dam
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11. giri3 gu3-de2-a u3 nig2-u2-rum
12. szunigin 5(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
13. mu-kux(DU)
14. la2-ia3 1(u) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 gur
15. nig2-ka9-ak ur-nig2 ugula kikken2
16. mu bad3 ma-da ba-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete ; single column
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 24

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 116 n. 382 (rev. 9-10)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.017
  • Accession No.: 01395

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.37.00.00, Šulgi.39.00.00 (us2 year), Šulgi.41.00.00, Šulgi.42.00.00, Šulgi.43.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:03:44 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, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110297.
HSS 04, 024 artifact entry (No. P110297). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110297
HSS 04, 024 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110297 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110297},
}


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