HSS 03, 25 (P221334)

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 1904.04.019

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain to lu2-tur-tur-la)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 115.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) sze-ba
2. lugal-a-mu
3. 2(barig@c) lugal-a-mu
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. 2(barig@c) utu-i3-kusz2
6. 2(barig@c) a-bad3-mu
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-gesztin#
8. nagar#
9. 2(barig@c) di-utu
10. e-da-se12
11. sag#-apin#-me
12. 2(barig@c) lugal#-a-mu
13. sipa# ansze surx(ERIM)-ka
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-ka-ga2-inim-bi
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-szu-gi4-gi4
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-ama-mu
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-ki-ag2
7. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ama#-mu
8. 3(ban2@c) zi#-mu
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2#-mu#
10. ki-siki-me
11. 2(barig@c)# e2-{an}anzu2#{muszen}
12. 2(barig@c) lugal#-bad3
13. lu2 igi-nigin2-me
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) lugal-{d}en-lil2-le
2. szu-i2
3. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
4. 4(ban2@c) sipa-{d}en-lil2-le
5. sagi-me
6. 4(ban2@c) a-tesz2-mu
7. 4(ban2@c) ama-tesz2-mu
8. munus-me
9. e2#-gal-la
10. e-se12
11. 2(asz@c)# nu-siki nita 4(ban2@c)
12. ur2-mud
13. agrig-da
14. e-da-se12
15. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-mu
16. szu-i2-am6
column 4
1. U2-U2
2. e-da-ti
3. szu-nigin2 8(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
4. 3(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c)
5. 3(asz@c) lu2# 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita# 2(ban2@c)#
7. [nita] me#
8. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
9. 8(asz@c) munus# 3(ban2@c)#
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
11. sze-bi 7(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
12. lu2 geme2 {d}ba-ba6-ka-me
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-ka-ga2-inim-bi
14. 3(ban2@c) ga2-ka-nam-he2-ti
column 5
1. nin-inim-zi-da
2. e-da-se12
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-ma-al-ga-su3
4. 3(ban2@c) nam-nin-an-na-gam-gam
5. igi-bar-da
6. e#-da#-se12
7. ki-siki me#
8. 4(ban2@c)# [a]-da-gal#-di
9. sagi
10. e2-gal-la
11. i3-ti
12. 4(ban2@c) sag-mu-ab-tuku
13. [szu]-i2-am6
14. lugal-temen-da
15. e-da-ti
column 6
1. 4(ban2@c) a-gil-sa
2. munus-am6
3. narx(RSP468ter)-da
4. e-da-ti
5. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
8. 4(asz@c)# munus# 3(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi# 1(asz@c)
10. lu2 geme2# tar#-sir2-sir2-ka-me
11. 4(ban2@c) ur-sag
12. 4(ban2@c) szu-tur-ga-ti
13. sagi-me
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
15. nita-zi
column 7
1. sagi
2. e-da-ti
3. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
4. nar-am6
5. masz-da3#
6. nar-da#
7. e-da-[ti]
8. szu-nigin2# 1(asz@c) lu2# [1(barig@c)]
9. 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)#
10. sze-bi 3(barig@c)
11. lu2 szubur-{d}ba-ba6-ka-me
12. 4(ban2@c) a-dingir-mu
13. sagi
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) ga2-ka-nam-he2-ti
2. munus-[am6]
3. e2-[gal-la]
4. e-[se12]
5. 4(ban2@c) a-kiszi17#-[gal]
6. nita#-[am6]
7. amar-giri16#[{ki}]
8. {lu2}[lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-da]
9. e-da-ti
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-igi-ga2-tesz2-mu
11. szu-i2 munus-am6
12. U2-U2
13. e-da-ti
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)
5. lu2 a-en-ra-mu-gi4
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 8(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
3. 1(u@c) lu2# 4(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. nita-me
6. 4(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
8. 2(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba lu2 di4-di4-la-ne#
4. en-ig-gal#
5. nu-banda3
6. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
7. ganun kiri6-ta
8. e-ne-ba
9. sa6-sa6
column 5
1. dam URU-KA-gi-na
2. lugal
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 115.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- some gouges; chip on right edge. rev. right edge broken off.
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  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 25

    [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, 24

    [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 1904.04.019
  • Accession No.: 03623 (SM catalogue: 0897)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-11-08 at 04:47:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-26 at 09:50:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-19 at 11:45:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-22 at 14:52:20 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
2008-06-05 at 15:43:55 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, 25 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221334.
HSS 03, 25 artifact entry (No. P221334). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221334
HSS 03, 25 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221334 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221334},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221334},
}

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