HSS 68, 159 (P407055)

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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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.012

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: copy of a tablet receording the delivery of 2 sheep (instead of fattened sheep) to ur)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu mu udu niga-sze3
 en: 2 sheep instead of sheep, grain-fed,
2. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
 en: in Ur,
3. giri3 puzur4-{d}en-lil2 dumu lugal-iti-da
 en: via Puzriš-Enlil, son of Lugal-itida;
4. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
 en: (From) the place of...
reverse
1. gaba-ri
 en: copy
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-kal-la
 en: of sealed document of Abbakala;
  blank space
3. iti a2-ki-ti
 en: month: “Akitu,”
4. mu en {d}inanna masz2-e i3-pa3
 en: year :“The high-priest of Inanna was named.”

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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): 38.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete. signs are slighty encrusted.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: copy of a tablet receording the delivery of 2 sheep (instead of fattened sheep) to ur)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 159

    [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 1911.10.012
  • Accession No.: 07634 (SM catalogue: 2096)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.07.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 16:10:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:52:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-03-28 at 10:16:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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, 159 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407055.
HSS 68, 159 artifact entry (No. P407055). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407055
HSS 68, 159 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407055 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407055},
}


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