HSS 03, 38 (P221347)

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 1904.04.005

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: en-ig-gal allots land)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

106.0 mm × 105.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. 3(bur3@c) GAN2 szuku ki-duru5
2. GAN2 uri3 ru2-a
3. szesz#-lu2-du10
4. 2(bur3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 e2-me-lam2-su3
5. 2(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
6. 1(esze3@c) ur-sag
7. RU-lugal# [me]
8. 2(bur3@c) GAN2 dam#-dingir-mu
9. aga3#-us2
column 2
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 ur-dam
2. 1(bur3@c) GAN2# lugal-mas-su
3. 2(esze3@c) GAN2 sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
4. 4(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) e2-i3-gara2-su3
5. szu-ku6 a du10-ga
6. 2(iku@c) GAN2 nin-aga3-zi
7. dal-muszen
8. 4(iku@c) GAN2 dingir-szesz-mu
9. 4(iku@c) GAN2 lu2-kur-re2-bi2#-gi4
10. unu3-me
column 3
1. 2(iku@c) GAN2 ur-{d}dumu-zi#
2. sipa# amar#-ru#-ga#!
3. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 simug
4. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 nagar
5. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2 aszgab
6. 4(iku@c) GAN2 ad-kup4
7. 4(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 tug2-du8
8. 2(iku@c) GAN2 szagan-kesz2
9. 2(iku@c) 1/8(iku@c) GAN2 e2-gu3-nun-di
10. 2(iku@c) 1/8(iku@c) GAN2 en-zi
11. bahar2-me
12. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 ur-szul
13. azlag3#
column 4
1. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 en-ig#-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. 1(esze3@c) masz-da3
4. 1(esze3@c) a-ba-sa2
5. 1(esze3@c) en-bi
6. dub-sar-me
7. 1(esze3@c) en-uszur3-re2
8. lu2 e2 ninda-ka
9. 1(esze3@c) amar-giri16{ki}
10. 4(iku@c) ha-ma-ti
11. 4(iku@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
12. 4(iku@c) szesz-kur-ra#
column 5
1. [4(iku@c) lugal]-mu#
2. muhaldim# [me]
3. 4(iku@c) en-na-u4-mu
4. 4(iku@c) szesz-tur
5. lu2 igi-nigin2-me
6. 4(iku@c) sza3-ga2
7. gab2-dan6
8. 2(iku@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
9. sukkal
10. 2(iku@c) ur-du6#
reverse
column 1
1. i3-du8#
2. 2(iku@c) en-ku3#
3. kuruszda
4. 1(esze3@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
5. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
6. 1(esze3@c) di-utu#
7. 4(iku@c) ur-{d}nin#-mu2#
8. aga3-us2# me#
9. 1(bur3@c) la2 2(iku@c) il2#
10. 4(iku@c) za3#-[mu]
11. 4(iku@c) lugal#-[mu]
12. sipa# [ansze]
column 2
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 me-an-ne2-si
2. szesz munus
3. 5(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) en-giri3-na-se3
4. szuku-am6
column 3
1. szu#-nigin2 3(bur'u@c) la2 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 szuku ki-duru5#
2. GAN2 uri3-ru2-a
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu#-banda3
5. dub# [...] sze# [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 106.0 high × 105.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: obv. top and rev. lower corner broken. rev. lower edge broken. cracks.
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  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 38

    [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, 37

    [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 1904.04.005
  • Accession No.: 03609 (SM catalogue: 0883)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina.--.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-12-13 at 05:39:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 13:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-23 at 05:14:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-08 at 17:03:14 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, 38 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221347.
HSS 03, 38 artifact entry (No. P221347). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221347
HSS 03, 38 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221347 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221347},
}

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