HSS 68, 482 (P407444)

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 1911.10.445

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Ur-kugnunna expends slaughtered sheep to the kitchen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) udu ba-usz2
2. e2-muhaldim
3. mu lu2 szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
4. u4 1(disz)-kam
5. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8 {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-du3
seal 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal# [uri5{ki}-ma]
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-[e3]
6. dub-sar
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
8. ARAD2-zu

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): 43.0 high × 36.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete but signs are somewhat effaced; first sealed, then inscribed
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Ur-kugnunna expends slaughtered sheep to the kitchen)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: HSS 68, 482

    [Liu2021HSS68] Liu, Changyu. 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 1911.10.445
  • Accession No.: 08067 (SM catalogue: 2531)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.09.01
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-21 at 18:48:14 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000518 (composite) (P430614) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.14, Šū-Suen.09.06.15

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 482 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407444.
HSS 68, 482 artifact entry (No. P407444). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407444
HSS 68, 482 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407444 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407444
LB  - CDLI:P407444
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 482 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 482 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407444.
HSS 68, 482 artifact entry (No. P407444). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407444
HSS 68, 482 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407444 (Accessed: April 6, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 482 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407444},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407444
LB  - CDLI:P407444
M1  - 2026/4/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 482 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407444
ER  - 
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