HSS 03, 41 (P221350)

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 1903.11.004

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of offerings (beer, flour, meat))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

94.0 mm × 95.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. [2(asz@c) zi3 mun-du]
2. [1(asz@c) masz 1(disz@t) kur2 i3]
3. [{d}nin-gir2-su]
4. ba#-gara2
5. 2(asz@c) zi3
6. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3
7. {d}inanna-eb-gal
8. 2(asz@c) zi3
9. 1(asz@c) masz 1(disz@t) kur2 i3
10. {d}nansze sza3-pa3
11. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
12. 1(asz@c) sila4 1(disz@t) sila3 i3
13. ki#-a-nag
column 2
1. [lagasz{ki}]-a#
2. gesz e-tag
3. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
4. 3(asz@c) zi3
5. 1(asz@c) udu 2(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2 {d}nansze
6. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
7. 3(asz@c) zi3
8. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
9. 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
10. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4 2(disz@t) kur2 i3 2(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 ra2
11. {d}nansze
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
2. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2
3. {d}en-ki-gi-gu3-na
4. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
5. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}nin-gir2-su
7. nin-ne2-gar-ra
8. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
9. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
10. {d}nin-dar
11. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
column 4
1. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}dumu-zi-abzu
3. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
4. 1(asz@c) masz! 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
5. {d}hendur-sag
6. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
7. 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
9. {d}esz3-ir-nun
10. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
11. 1(asz@c) kas
column 5
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}gan-tur3
3. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(asz@c) kas
5. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}nin-ur3
7. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
8. 1(asz@c) kas
9. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
reverse
column 1
1. {d}nin-dub
2. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
3. 1(asz@c) kas
4. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) sila3 i3
5. {d}asznan kur2?
6. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
7. 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
9. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| esz3
10. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
11. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
column 2
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
3. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
4. {d}nin-a-su
5. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
6. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
7. {d}mes-an-du
8. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
9. 1(asz@c) kas
10. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
11. eb-ku6-gu7 kur2
12. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
13. 1(asz@c) kas
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}ga2-tum3-du10
3. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(asz@c) kas
5. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}inanna
7. 3(ban2@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
9. 3(ban2@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
10. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
11. ki-a-nag
12. 2(asz@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
13. [1(disz@t)] sila3# i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
14. ur-tur3
15. u4 3(disz@t)-kam
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) zi3 mun-du
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15 gur saggal
3. 3(u@c) dug kas
4. 8(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) sila4 2(asz@c) masz
5. 1(u) 5(disz@t) kur2 1(u) 3(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(u) 2(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2
6. [nig2 gesz tag-ga]
7. [ezem-sze-gu7]
8. [{d}nansze-ka]
9. [en-ig-gal]
column 5
1. nu-banda3
2. e-ha-la
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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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): 94.0 high × 95.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv. top left broken; rev. bottom left broken.
  • Join Information:
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  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 41

    [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, 40

    [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 1903.11.004
  • Accession No.: 03569 (SM catalogue: 0857)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00
  • 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
2015-05-07 at 08:45:15 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-08 at 17:56:02 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, 41 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221350.
HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (No. P221350). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221350
HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221350 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221350},
}

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