HSS 04, 053 (P110326)

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 1899.02.114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: tabulation of various bread and sheep expenditures)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}da-mu
2. 2(disz) sila3 ur3-re-ba-du7
3. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-sa6-ga
4. ga2-nun-da tusz-a-me
5. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
6. 2(disz) sila3 an-na-li
7. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-kal-la
8. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
9. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 2(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
11. lu2 sa-bar-re dab5-ba-me
12. giri3 lu2-{d}suen
13. 2(disz) sila3 a2-na erin2 e2-sukkal
14. 2(disz) sila3 al-la erin2 esz3 didli
15. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}lamma dumu gu4-lah6
16. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
17. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{gesz}gigir
18. 1(disz) sila3 lu2-dingir-ra
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1. dumu sipa {ansze}kunga2-me
2. 2(disz) sila3 u2-szim-e
3. 1(disz) sila3 nimgir-di-de3
4. 1(disz) sila3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. giri3 ur-gu2-en-na
6. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sza-il-tum
7. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ad-mu-a
8. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 da-ri2-sza
9. 1(disz) sila3 sza-lim-mi
10. mar-tu munus-me
11. 4(ban2) ninda lu2 hu-bu7{bu} szu ba-ti
12. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
13. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su e2-udu
14. 1(disz) uzu ur2 ur-gi7-re ib2-dab5
15. 1/2(disz) e2-kas4
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16. zi-ga u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
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17. iti sze-sag11-ku5

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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): 73.0 high × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete; long single-col. format
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: tabulation of various bread and sheep expenditures)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 53

    [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.

  • history: Kennelmen, 39

    [Mander1994kennelmen] Mander, Pietro. 1994. An Archive of Kennelmen and Other Workers in Ur III Lagash. Supplemento Agli Annali, N. 80. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.114
  • Accession No.: 01492

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-02 at 21:41:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-23 at 14:39:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:28 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, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110326.
HSS 04, 053 artifact entry (No. P110326). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110326
HSS 04, 053 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110326 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110326},
}


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