HSS 04, 043 (P110316)

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 1899.02.078

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain to feed sheep.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 15.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3!
8. an-ne2
9. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
10. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
11. sze-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
12. lu2-nig2-szubur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(barig) 4(ban2)
3. 2(gesz2) 4(u) udu 1(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 2(barig) 4(ban2)
5. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 diri 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3
7. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
8. 1(u) 5(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 2(barig) 5(ban2)
10. 5(disz) sila3 szeg9-bar
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11. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
12. u4 3(u) la2 3(disz)-kam
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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): 49.0 high × 25.0 wide × 15.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; this tablet (1455) was published in HSS.4.43 but hussey by mistake labelled it "1454." see also the entry for 1899.2.77
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 43

    [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.

    Mislabelled as 1454


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.078
  • Accession No.: 01455

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:31:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:27 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110316.
HSS 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P110316). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110316
HSS 04, 043 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110316 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 043 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110316},
}

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