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Hirose 400 (P109871)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Museum Number

YMEC —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gesz 1(u)-ta
2. 1(disz) gesz 4(disz)
3. 2(u) 6(disz) gesz 3(disz)
4. 4(u) 3(disz) gesz 2(disz)
5. 1(u) 7(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
6. 4(u) gesz 1(disz)
7. gesz 5(disz) sila3
8. 3(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
1 line blank
reverse
1 line blank
1. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)# gesz# hi-a
2. [zu2-lum-bi 9(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3]
3. [...] x x
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...] ki

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)

Collections

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures, Yokohama, Japan

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 26.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Hirose, 400

[Gomi1990Hirose] Gomi, Tohru. 1990. Neo-Sumerian Administrative Texts from the Hirose Collection. Potomac, Maryland: Capital Decisions Limited.

A record of the inspection of date trees: four trees yielding sixty liters of dates each, eleven trees yielding forty liters each, etc. If we may restore the line rev.4 as [ Gu-a]b-rba', then this may be a Lagash text.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YMEC —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:30:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:34	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (032924) (032924)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“Hirose 400 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109871.

Hirose 400 artifact entry (No. P109871). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109871

Hirose 400 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109871 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109871},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
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ID  - P109871
LB  - CDLI:P109871
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - Hirose 400 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Hirose 400 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109871.

Hirose 400 artifact entry (No. P109871). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109871

Hirose 400 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109871 (Accessed: December 17, 2025).

@misc{2001Hirose,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Hirose 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109871},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109871},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109871
LB  - CDLI:P109871
M1  - 2025/12/17/
TI  - Hirose 400 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109871
ER  -