HSS 04, 040 (P110313)

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 1899.02.030

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of sheep and goats in Guabba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 8(disz) [u8]
2. 5(disz) udu# gal#
3. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
4. 1(disz) sila4 ba#-ur4# diri
5. 7(disz) udu nu-ur4
6. 4(disz) masz2 sag
  blank space
7. mu-kux(DU)
8. u8 2(disz) udu-nita2
9. zi-ga
  blank space
10. la2-ia3 u8
reverse
1. udu-nita2
2. la2-ia3 libir-am3
3. 1(disz) sila4 ba-ur4 su-su-ga# im-ma
4. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) gub-ba
5. szunigin 2(disz) zi-ga
6. szunigin la2-ia3
7. ba-zi dumu lu2-igi-sa6-sa6#
8. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ka
9. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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): 74.0 high × 45.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; some effacing on upper obv; long single-col. format
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 40

    [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 1899.02.030
  • Accession No.: 01408

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:43 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, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110313.
HSS 04, 040 artifact entry (No. P110313). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110313
HSS 04, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110313 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110313},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110313
LB  - CDLI:P110313
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - HSS 04, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110313
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110313.
HSS 04, 040 artifact entry (No. P110313). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110313
HSS 04, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110313 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110313},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110313},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110313
LB  - CDLI:P110313
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - HSS 04, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110313
ER  - 
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