HSS 03, 23 (P221332)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 1904.04.001

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) for the slaves & children of the bau-temple (geme2-dumu))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

141.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) sze-ba
2. da-na
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 1(barig@c) zi-na
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
7. 1(barig@c) dam-tesz2-mu
8. 1(barig@c) si-um-me
9. 1(barig@c) dam-a-mu
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
13. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu
15. 4(ban2@c) an-da-ti-e
16. 4(ban2@c) KA-sa6
17. 4(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
18. 4(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
19. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
20. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me#-a
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
2. 4(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
3. 4(ban2@c) me-me
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 4(ban2@c) munus-sa6
6. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
7. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) geme2 1(barig@c)
8. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
11. {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
13. 4(ban2@c) za-na
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su
15. 4(ban2@c) e2-ki-DU-DU-mu
16. 2(asz@c) dumu nita# 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) a-ra2#-nu2#
2. 4(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
3. 4(ban2@c) gan-{d}lamma
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
5. 4(ban2@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. 4(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 4(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 4(ban2@c) e2-ku3
14. 4(ban2@c) e2-ku3
15. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
16. 4(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
17. 4(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
18. 4(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
column 4
1. [4(ban2@c) bara2-u4-su3-sze3]
2. 3(asz@c) nu-siki# munus 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(barig@c) sa6-sa6
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
6. mu-na-tam-me
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2 1(barig@c)
9. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
10. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 2(ban2@c)
11. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sa6-sa6
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
15. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
18. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
column 5
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 4(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
5. 2(asz@c) dumu# munus 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga#
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 4(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
9. 4(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
10. 4(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
11. 4(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
13. 4(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 4(ban2@c) al-mu-ni-du11
16. 1(barig@c) nin-inim-zi-da
17. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2 1(barig@c)
18. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) sza3#-[du10] nita# [2(ban2@c)]
2. 5(asz@c) sza3-[du10] munus 2(ban2@c)
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nin#-inim-zi-da
4. ki-siki u4-bi-ta-me
5. 3(ban2@c) ama-{d}ab-u2-e2#-ta
6. [3(ban2@c)] lu2-[lil]-nam#-szita-su3
7. 3(ban2@c) [pu6]-ta-pa3-da#
8. 3(ban2@c) geme2#-e2#-zi-da#
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-edin-ne2
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-me-du10-ga
11. 3(ban2@c) iri-e2-nu-mu-si
12. 3(ban2@c) masz-gu-la
13. 3(ban2@c) igi-ur-rib-ba
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-pa3
15. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
16. 3(ban2@c) ur2-ku3-ge
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-pa3
18. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
column 7
1. [3(ban2@c) sa6-sa6]
2. [3(ban2@c) e2-e-ba-ta-e11-de3]
3. 3(ban2@c)# nin-sa6-ga
4. 3(ban2@c) gan-{d}li9-si4
5. 3(ban2@c) sa6-sa6
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 4(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na-ak
8. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
11. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) sza3#-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
14. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szesz#-e#-a-na-ak
15. 3(ban2@c) e2-bara2
16. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6-ga
17. 3(ban2@c) ama-bara2-ge
18. 3(ban2@c) nin#-[tur]
19. 3(ban2@c) nig2#-[zuh]-a#
20. 3(ban2@c)# nin#-e2-musz3#-sze3
column 8
1. [3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun]
2. [3(ban2@c) geme2-igi-gal2]
3. [3(ban2@c) nin-bur-szu-ma]
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-igi-du
5. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-dam
6. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-usz-sux(MUSZ)
8. 3(ban2@c) AN-BU-GAG
9. 3(ban2@c) gan-utu
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
11. 3(ban2@c) geme2-szu-il2-la
12. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
13. 4(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. szu-nigin2# 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
16. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) geme2# 3(ban2@c)
17. 1(asz@c) [sza3-du10] munus 2(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir#-gal2#
column 9
1. [3(ban2@c) iri-mu-a-na-ak]
2. [3(ban2@c) nin]-edin#-ne2#
3. 3(ban2@c) gan#-szubur#
4. 3(ban2@c) geme2#-[{d}]ba-[ba6]
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
6. 3(ban2@c) ama-lukur-tuku
7. 3(ban2@c) me-nigar-ta
8. 3(ban2@c) ama-en-tu
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-he2-gal2-su3
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3#
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da#-bara2#-ga
14. 3(ban2@c)# geme2-nigar
15. 3(ban2@c)# gan-pu6-sag
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-nam-mu-szub-e
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
18. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ZUM
4. sag sa10-a-me
5. ki-siki-me
6. 4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11
7. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-bara2#-da-ri2#
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-tur#
10. 4(ban2@c) nin#-szer7-zi
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 4(ban2@c) masz-tur#
14. 4(ban2@c) nin#-[bara2]-da#-[ri2]
15. [3(disz@t)-kam-ma]
16. [4(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku]
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
2. 4(ban2@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
3. ki-gu u4-bi-ta#-me
4. 3(ban2@c)# nin-za#-me
5. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-[kisal]-sze3
6. 3(ban2@c) nin#-ur2-ni
7. 3(ban2@c) MUNUS-U8#-tur
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-hi-li-su3
9. 3(ban2@c) ab-ba-nir-gal2
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-edin-ne2
11. sag sa10-me
12. 1(barig@c) zabar3-tur
13. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2# [1(barig@c)]
14. [1(u@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
15. [7(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2# 3(ban2@c) ki-gu#-me
3. [zabar3-tur]
4. 4(ban2@c)# [min-na-ni]
5. 2(ban2@c)# [dumu munus]
6. 4(ban2@c)# [nin]-ma#-[de6]
7. 2(ban2@c) [dumu munus]
8. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
10. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ig-gal
12. 4(ban2@c) nin-igi-an-na-ke4-su
13. geme2 sa2-du11-me
14. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
16. 4(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
17. 4(ban2@c) si-PI-DU#
18. 4(ban2@c) [za-na]
column 4
1. 4(ban2@c) NI-su-ba
2. 4(ban2@c)# [ag]-ga#-[ga]
3. 4(ban2@c) {d}[ba]-ba6-dingir-[mu]
4. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur#
5. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
6. geme2 bar-bi-gal2-la-me
7. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 2(ban2@c)
9. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus# 2(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 3(asz@c) ur2-mud
14. agrig
15. 4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4
16. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
column 5
1. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7-du10
2. munus-me
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) e2-gil-sa
4. u2-bil
5. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 1(asz@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
8. 4(ban2@c) za-na
9. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
10. 4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3
11. 4(ban2@c)# nin#-nig2-[u]-mu#
12. 4(ban2@c) zi-le#
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu# munus
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-he2-[gam]-gam
15. munus-me
16. 1(barig@c) ad-da
17. munu4 gaz
18. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
19. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
20. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
column 6
1. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
2. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
3. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
7. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
12. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10# nita 2(ban2@c)
13. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
14. sze-bi 1(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) a-ga-am-me
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
16. gala
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-e-ki-ag2
18. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
19. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3#
column 7
1. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
4. 3(ban2@c) su6-mu2
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-edin-ne2
6. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
7. 3(ban2@c) za-na
8. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
10. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
11. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di
15. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
16. 4(ban2@c) nimgir-esz3#-a-tum2#
17. gab2-ra szah2 u2-ka
18. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 2(ban2@c)
19. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)#
column 8
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
2. 2(asz@c) nu-siki nita 2(ban2@c)
3. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ki szah2-kam
6. 3(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
9. 2(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
10. geme2 masz-me
11. lugal-pa-e3
12. sipa szah2
column 9
1. [szu]-nigin2 [1(asz@c)] lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 4(asz@c) nu-siki nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 1(barig@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
10. 4(asz@c) nu-siki munus 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
column 10
1. [gu2-an-sze3] 3(gesz2@c)# [4(u@c)] 5(asz@c) 4(disz@t) sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 3(u@c) [3(barig@c)] 3(ban2@c) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur# saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu
4. e2 {d}ba-ba6-ka
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. en-szu-gi4-gi4?
10. agrig-ge
column 11
1. [ganun sze ur3-re2 mu2-a-ta]
2. [e-ne]-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
3. 1(u) 2(disz@t) ba-am6

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Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) for the slaves & children of the bau-temple (geme2-dumu))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.06.12b.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221332
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221332

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	141.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	obv. top right broken; cracked.

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1904.04.001
Accession Number	03605 (SM catalogue: 0879)

References

primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 23

[Hussey1912HSS3] Hussey, Mary I. 1912. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part I: Chiefly from the Reigns of Lugalanda and Urukagina of Lagash. Harvard Semitic Series 3. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University.
history: FAOS 15/2, 22

[Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:09	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 08:10:30	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:11:45	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-24 at 10:16:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-26 at 15:39:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-08-22 at 06:26:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-04 at 16:45:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 03, 23 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221332.

HSS 03, 23 artifact entry (No. P221332). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221332

HSS 03, 23 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221332 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221332},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221332
LB  - CDLI:P221332
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - HSS 03, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221332
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 03, 23 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221332.

HSS 03, 23 artifact entry (No. P221332). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221332

HSS 03, 23 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221332 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221332},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221332
LB  - CDLI:P221332
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - HSS 03, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221332
ER  -