HSS 04, 156 (P110429)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 1895.01.007

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: economic tablet; grain receipt)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
2. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
reverse
1. kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
2. dumu lu2-du10-ga
  blank space
3. iti sze-il2-la
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
5. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
6. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin gur
7. ki ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6-ta
reverse
1. lu2-kal-la
2. dumu lu2-du10-ga
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-e2-ninnu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-du10-ga
4. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 31.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete
  • Join Information:
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 156

    [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 1895.01.007
  • Accession No.: 01314

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:31:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:04:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:45 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000444 (composite) (P430540) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 04, 156 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110429.
HSS 04, 156 artifact entry (No. P110429). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110429
HSS 04, 156 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110429 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 156 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110429},
}

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