HSS 03, 15 (P221324)

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 1904.07.003

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: allotment of grain rations to the blind workers (še-ba igi-nu-du8))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

140.0 mm × 143.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gur saggal
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3#-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-ku4
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
11. 5(asz@c) igi#-nu#-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-ki
2. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
5. [igi]-nu#-du8 gesz-me
6. 1(u@c) la2# 1(asz@c) igi#-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 6(asz@c) ur-szul#
8. azlag3
9. 1(barig@c) gala-tur
10. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
11. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
12. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
13. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
14. 1(barig@c) zi-mu-an-da-gal2
column 3
1. nita-me
2. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
3. 1(barig@c) gan-tilla2
4. 1(barig@c) nin-edin-ne2
5. 1(barig@c) za#-na
6. 1(barig@c)# za-na
7. 2(disz@t)-[kam]-ma#
8. [munus]-me
9. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita# 1(barig@c)
10. 5(asz@c) munus# 1(barig@c)
11. sze#-bi# 3(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en#-ku3
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) pu6#-[sag]
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
15. 1(barig@c) NI-a-a-ama-da-ri2
16. 1(barig@c) {d}utu-lu2-sa6#-ga
17. 1(barig@c) ur#-[{d}]gaszam#
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) pa4#-[pa4]-{d}[inanna]-ra-DU
2. 1(barig@c) a2-ag2-ga2-ni
3. nita-me
4. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu#-tu
5. 1(barig@c)# [pa4-pa4-{d}]inanna#-da#-[gal-di]
6. 1(barig@c)# {d}nin#-szubur#-ama-mu
7. 1(barig@c) nin#-igi-tab-mu
8. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze#-mu#-tu
9. 1(barig@c) nin#-tes2#-mu#
10. munus-me
11. [szu]-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
12. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
13. 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) lugal-sipa
15. 1(barig@c) nir#-[an]-da#-[gal2]
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) szu-na]
2. 1(barig@c) en#-[ku3]
3. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
4. nita-me
5. 1(barig@c) nin-[al]-mah
6. 1(barig@c)# nin#-bara2-da#-ri2
7. 1(barig@c) nin#-[masz]-e#
8. [1(barig@c)] {d}ba-ba6#-[zi]-mu
9. 1(barig@c) pa4#-[pa4]-zi-mu#
10. munus# [me]
11. szu-[nigin2] 4(asz@c)# nita# 1(barig@c)
12. [5(asz@c)] munus 1(barig@c)
13. [sze]-bi# 2(asz@c) [1(barig@c)] ur#-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|#-da#-ru
14. il2-me
15. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
16. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
17. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
18. 1(barig@c) PU3-[PU3]-ga2-[ni]-du10#
column 6
1. [4(ban2@c)] lugal#-inim-gi-na
2. sagi#-me
3. [4(ban2@c)] ur#-{d}ba-ba6
4. muhaldim#
5. 4(ban2@c)# lugal#-surx(ERIM)#-re2-ki-ag2#
6. sukkal
7. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an#-sze3-gal2
8. lu2# e2 ninda-ka
9. 1(barig@c)# ur2#-ni
10. [1(barig@c)] lugal#-[tesz2]-mu
11. [lu2-a]-kum2#-me
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [szesz]-lu2#-du10#
13. dub-sar
14. 1(barig@c) dingir-al-sa6
15. nita-am6
16. 4(ban2) {d}inanna-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi-pa4-pa4
17. munus-am6
18. szu-i2-me
19. 1(barig@c) e#-ta-e11
column 7
1. gab2-dan6
2. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 4(asz@c) lu2# 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
7. sze#-bi# 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2) sza3-dub e2-gal
8. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-da
9. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu#
10. simug-me
11. 1(barig@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-ki-ag2
12. 1(barig@c) i7-mud
13. aszgab-me
14. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
15. 1(barig@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-DI!#
column 8
1. tug2-du8#-me
2. gesz-kin-ti-me
3. 4(ban2) nam#-mah
4. 4(ban2) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
5. 4(ban2)# [e-ta-e11]
6. 4(ban2)# [ur-ki]
7. 4(ban2)# [zi-mu]-an-da#-[gal2]
8. 4(ban2) igi#-[{d}ba-ba6-sze3]
9. 4(ban2) ur-{d}pa-bil3-sag
10. i3-du8-me
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) bara2-zi-sza3-gal2
12. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
13. 1(barig) e-ta-e11
14. gab2-ra masz
15. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
2. en-DU
3. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. lugal-da-nu-me-a
5. sipa udu siki-ka-me
6. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
7. gab2-ra
8. ur-{d}en-ki
9. sipa gu4-ka#
10. 1(asz@c) lu2 [1(barig@c)]
11. gir2-nun
12. gab2-kas4
13. 1(barig@c) dingir-sipa#
14. gab2-ra
15. gu4 tur#-tur#-ra
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal#-i3-nun
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) ab-ba
2. elam
3. 4(ban2@c) lugal-a-mu
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
5. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(ban2@c) za#-na
7. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 5(ban2@c)# U2-U2
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
9. ma2-lah5
10. 2(barig@c) lugal-uszur4#-ra-nu2
11. a-da#-ba
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir#-nun
13. nar#-me
14. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
15. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
16. [9(asz@c)?] lu2# 1(barig@c)
column 3
1. 8(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
2. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
3. nita-me
4. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sza3-dub didli#
column 4
1. szu#-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2# 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)#
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 5
1. gu2#-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 4(disz@t) lu2# tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi# 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) [x] 3(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 sza3-dub didli
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}
column 6
1. iti gu4-ra2#-bi2-mu2#-a
2. en-ig-gal#
3. e2-ki-sal4-la-ta#
4. e-ne#-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 5(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 140.0 high × 143.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- top broken off, center couged, cracked. rev.--lower edge missing, some gouging.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: allotment of grain rations to the blind workers (še-ba igi-nu-du8))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 15

    [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: FAOS 15/2, 14

    [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 1904.07.003
  • Accession No.: 03719 (SM catalogue: 0981)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.05b.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:06 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-21 at 05:30:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-22 at 14:45:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-03 at 20:47:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48 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, 15 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221324.
HSS 03, 15 artifact entry (No. P221324). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221324
HSS 03, 15 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221324 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221324},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221324},
}


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