HSS 04, 045 (P110318)

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 1899.02.087

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain measures for sheep and cattle in the charge of various persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3#
2. sze-bi 2(barig) nig2-kal-la
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 2(barig) lu2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. an-ne2
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
10. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3
2. a2-na-mu
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11
5. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 diri 2/3(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. 2(u) 6(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
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9. iti GAN2-masz
10. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
  1 line blank

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): 43.0 high × 25.0 wide × 16.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: complete
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: grain measures for sheep and cattle in the charge of various persons)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 45

    [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 1899.02.087
  • Accession No.: 01465

  • 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, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110318.
HSS 04, 045 artifact entry (No. P110318). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110318
HSS 04, 045 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110318 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110318},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110318},
}

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