HSS 68, 161 (P407057)

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 1911.10.016

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of various animals, including equids and sheep)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) dur3
 en: 4 dur3-jacks,
2. 6(disz) eme6
 en: 6 eme6-jennies,
3. 8(disz) szeg9-bar-nita2
 en: 8 bucks,
4. 1(u) 3(disz) szeg9-bar-munus
 en: 13 does,
5. 1(u) 5(disz) udu hur-sag
 en: 15 rams, mountain-range,
6. 2(u) u8 hur-sag
 en: 20 ewes, mountain-range,
reverse
1. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
 en: 21st day;
2. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
 en: from Abbasaga,
3. lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
 en: Lu-dingira accepted;
4. iti ezem-mah
 en: month: “Great-festival,”
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed;”
left
1. 1(gesz2) 6(disz)
 en: (total:) 66.

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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): 37.0 high × 33.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: obv.-- partially effaced.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of various animals, including equids and sheep)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: HSS 68, 161

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.016
  • Accession No.: 07638 (SM catalogue: 2100)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.09.21
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-01-30 at 09:56:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-31 at 14:42:56 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, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407057.
HSS 68, 161 artifact entry (No. P407057). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407057
HSS 68, 161 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407057 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407057},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407057},
}

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