HSS 04, 012 (P110285)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 1899.02.336

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain for(?) various persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) sze lugal
2. lu2-me-lam2
3. usz2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur guru7-a tak4-a
4. 1(ban2) lu2-sa6-ga ugula
5. 1(ban2) ur-e2-gal he2-dab5
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur he2-dab5 u3 sza3 e2 kikken2 guru7-a tak4-a
7. usz2 SIG7-a nig2-u2-rum guru7-a tak4-a
reverse
1. 1(ban2) na-bi
2. 1(ban2) lugal-pa-e3
3. 1(ban2) ur-{d}ig-alim
4. 1(ban2) ur-ki-gu-la
5. 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu {d}utu-bar-ra
6. [...] lu2-{d}ba-ba6 im!-<e> tak4-a
7. 1(ban2) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
  1 line blank
8. ugula a-gu

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): 52.0 high × 40.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete; light effacing on obv.
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 12

    [Hussey1915HSS4] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part II: From the Time of the Dynasty of Ur. Harvard Semitic Series 4. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.336
  • Accession No.: 01714

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110285.
HSS 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P110285). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110285
HSS 04, 012 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110285 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110285},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110285
LB  - CDLI:P110285
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - HSS 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110285
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110285.
HSS 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P110285). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110285
HSS 04, 012 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110285 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110285},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110285},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110285
LB  - CDLI:P110285
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - HSS 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110285
ER  - 
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