JavaScript is disabled or not supported in your browser. If possible, enable it for a better experience.

HSS 04, 083 (P110356)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.311

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
4. szu-ku8-bu-um lu2 kas4
5. 5(disz) elam 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
reverse
1. lu2 za-ul{ki}-me
2. uri5{ki}-sze3 gen-na
blank space
3. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
4. mu 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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 28.0 wide × 14.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: complete
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 83

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1899.02.311
Accession No.: 01689

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.03.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:31:29	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:04:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:44	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004253) (004253)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110356.

HSS 04, 083 artifact entry (No. P110356). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110356

HSS 04, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110356 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110356},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110356
LB  - CDLI:P110356
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - HSS 04, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110356
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110356.

HSS 04, 083 artifact entry (No. P110356). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110356

HSS 04, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110356 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110356},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110356
LB  - CDLI:P110356
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - HSS 04, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110356
ER  -