HSS 68, 499 (P407464)

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 1911.10.469

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of many animals (93 oxen, 1618 sheep) which are called "šu-sum-ma" and are transferred between Drehem officials)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) gu4
2. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) udu
3. 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2
4. ib2-tak4 kiszib3 dib-ba didli
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz-da3
6. a2-ge6-il2-la ur-mes ensi2 iri-sag-rig7{ki}
7. 2(disz) gu4 giri3 ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
8. 4(disz) gu4 niga giri3 {d}en-lil2-la2
9. 2(disz) gu4 niga giri3 in-ta-e3-a
10. 4(u) 5(disz) gu4 3(u) 4(disz) ab2
reverse
1. giri3 ab-ba-sa6-ga
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2. szunigin 6(disz) gu4 niga
3. szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) gu4 3(u) 4(disz) ab2
4. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 4(u) udu
5. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz-da3
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 2(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) udu 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz-da3
7. szu-szum2-ma ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
8. in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
9. iti szu-esz5-sza ba-zal
10. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 46.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- deep crack in right side. otherwise complete.
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of many animals (93 oxen, 1618 sheep) which are called "šu-sum-ma" and are transferred between Drehem officials)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 499

    [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 1911.10.469
  • Accession No.: 08091 (SM catalogue: 2556)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.08.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-19 at 13:24:45 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2022-08-18 at 15:52:41 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 499 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407464.
HSS 68, 499 artifact entry (No. P407464). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407464
HSS 68, 499 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407464 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407464},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407464},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407464
LB  - CDLI:P407464
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 499 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 499 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407464.
HSS 68, 499 artifact entry (No. P407464). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407464
HSS 68, 499 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407464 (Accessed: November 6, 2025).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 499 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407464},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407464},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407464
LB  - CDLI:P407464
M1  - 2025/11/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 499 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407464
ER  -
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