HSS 03, 04 (P221313)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 1904.06.010

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: statement of monthly expenses)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. 4(u@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze-ba il2 igi-nu-du8 sza3-dub didli
3. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) x sze-ba geme2# dumu
4. [1(u@c)] 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) sze ninda sa2-du11 iti-da
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze bar-bi-gal2
2. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)? sze gur saggal
3. sze-ba# sze# ninda lu2# {d}ba-ba6-ke4-ne-kam
column 3
1. URU-KA-gi-na
2. lugal
3. lagasz{ki!}-ke4
4. ganun {d}ba-ba6-ta
5. e-ne-ba 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 68.0 high × 68.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: small chip on obv. left edge in which piece of reed? is stuck.
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  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 4

    [Hussey1912HSS3] Hussey, Mary I. 1912. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part I: Chiefly from the Reigns of Lugalanda and Urukagina of Lagash. Harvard Semitic Series 3. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University.

  • history: W. Förtsch, OLZ 21, 182 [1918],

    [sec26798] N.d.

  • history: FAOS 15/2, 3

    [Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1904.06.010
  • Accession No.: 03659 (SM catalogue: 0921)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.05.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-01 at 16:41:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:23 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:29 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 03, 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221313.
HSS 03, 04 artifact entry (No. P221313). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221313
HSS 03, 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221313 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221313},
}


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