HSS 04, 028 (P110301)

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 1899.02.295

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: x grain zi.ga / la2.ni y gain / nig2.ka9.ak / ba.ad.da.uru)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 71.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a-sza3 e2-gibil4-le
3. 1(u) 3(asz) gur
4. i3-dub uru11{ki}-ta
5. 5(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) gur
6. a-sza3 ul4-ul4-ta
7. 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) gur
8. a-sza3 ensi2-gal-ta
9. 3(asz) 1(barig) ki szesz-kal-la#-[ta]
10. [...] 6(asz) ki nam-mah#-ta#
11. 6(asz) ki ma-an-szum2-ta#
12. 4(asz) ki lu2-{d}nanna dumu ur-gu-la-ta
13. [...] 4(barig) a-sza3 u3-sur-ta
14. [...] 1(barig) ki ab-ba-kal-la
15. [...] 2(barig) ki ma-ni-ta
  blank space
16. [...] 4(u) 1(barig) gur
column 2
1. sza3-bi-ta
2. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 ab-sin2 tur 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. 3(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
5. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}
6. 2(bur'u) 5(bur3) GAN2 bala!-[a 1(asz)] 2(barig)# 3(ban2)-ta
7. 4(asz)# 3(ban2) a2 lu2 hun-ga2#
8. a-sza3 musz-bi-edin-na
9. [...] 4(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. 3(bur'u) 3(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. 2(asz) a2 lu2 hun-ga2
12. a-sza3 ul4-ul4
13. 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 {gesz}gaba-tab 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
14. 7(bur3) GAN2 ab-sin2 tur 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
15. 3(u) 6(asz) gur
reverse
column 1
1. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
2. a-sza3 tul2-du
3. 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
5. a-sza3 du6-asz
6. 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
7. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 [1(asz)] 4(barig)-ta
8. a#-sza3# KU#?-{d}nanna
  blank space
9. szunigin# 2(bur'u) 3(bur3)? 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. szunigin 2(bur'u) 8(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
11. szunigin# 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta#
12. GAN2 uru4-a
13. szunigin 9(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2# bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
14. sze-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
15. szunigin 4(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur
column 2
1. [... a2 lu2] hun-ga2
2. [... 1(asz)] 2(barig)# 3(ban2)-ta
3. [...] 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. [...] 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. [...] ugu2 lu2-{d}utu#?
6. [...]-a dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6 ba-a-gar
7. 3(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
8. szunigin# [...] 2(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
9. zi-ga
10. la2-ia3 [...] 1(asz) gur
11. nig2-ka9-ak
12. ba-ad-da-ri2
13. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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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): 100.0 high × 71.0 wide × 29.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: lower left corner obv. / upper left corner rev. broken; large tablet; 2 col. format
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: x grain zi.ga / la2.ni y gain / nig2.ka9.ak / ba.ad.da.uru)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 28

    [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 1899.02.295
  • Accession No.: 01673

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

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00
  • Alternative Years: AS02
  • Date Comments:
  • 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 12:43:24 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 10:03:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:43 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, 028 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110301.
HSS 04, 028 artifact entry (No. P110301). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110301
HSS 04, 028 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110301 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110301},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2001
ID  - P110301
LB  - CDLI:P110301
M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - HSS 04, 028 artifact entry
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