HSS 68, 011 (P406776)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 1911.03.013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats for various gods seem to be deliveries from various high officials, which are then expended/transferred from Nasa's office)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
2. 1(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. mu-kux(DU) szesz-da-da sanga
4. 1(disz) sila4 niga {d}en-lil2
5. mu-kux(DU) ur-nigar{gar} ka-guru7
6. 1(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
7. 1(disz) masz2 {d}nin-lil2
8. mu-kux(DU) en {d}inanna
9. zabar-dab5 maszkim
10. 1(disz) sila4 e2-uz-ga
11. mu-kux(DU) s,i-la-szu
12. ur-{d}ba-ba6 maszkim
reverse
1. [...] udu hur-sag 3(disz) u8 hur-sag
2. 1(disz) dara4 nita2 1(u) dara4 munus
3. ba-usz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3
4. mu-kux(DU) nir-i3-da-gal2
5. 1(u) gu4 4(disz) ab2 3(u) 2(disz) udu
6. 7(disz) sila4 7(disz) u8 1(disz) kir11
7. 4(u) 1(disz) masz2 1(u) 7(disz) ud5
8. 7(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-sze3
9. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
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10. ki na-sa6-ta ba-zi
11. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
12. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} u3 ma-da-bi u4 1(disz)-a ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 38.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.--top worn; filmed with salt. cracked.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats for various gods seem to be deliveries from various high officials, which are then expended/transferred from Nasa's office)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: HSS 68, 11

    [Liu2021HSS68] Changyu, Liu. 2021. The Ur III Administrative Texts from Puzrish-Dagan Kept in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Harvard Semitic Series 68. Leiden, Boston: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1911.03.013
  • Accession No.: 06983 (SM catalogue: 1767)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-16 at 15:16:53 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 011 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406776.
HSS 68, 011 artifact entry (No. P406776). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406776
HSS 68, 011 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406776 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 011 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P406776},
}

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