HSS 68, 500 (P407465)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
SM 1911.10.470Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (SM catalogue: 2337 assorted sheep and goats are the bala of the governor of Lagash)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
67.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 24.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 2(disz) sila4 u4 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu u4 7(disz)-kam
4. 5(disz) udu KU-KU u4 8(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu u4 1(u)-kam
6. 1(gesz2) udu u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. 3(u) la2 3 udu u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
10. 4(u) udu u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
11. 4(u) udu u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
12. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
13. 7(gesz2) udu u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
14. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
15. 3(u) udu u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
16. 4(u) udu u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 3(u) udu u4 2(u) [n-kam]
2. 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu u4 [n-kam]
3. e2-muhaldim [...]
4. 1(u) 1(disz) udu e2-ki[szib-ba]
5. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 [...]
6. 3(u) udu ba-usz2 dingir-[ba-ni szu] ba#-ti
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu zi-ga lugal
8. 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu zi-ga ta2-di3-esz18-dar kiszib3 e2-a-ni-sza
9. bala ensi2 gir2-su{ki} ba-zi
blank space
10. zi-ga iti ezem-mah
11. mu us2-sa e2 ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
left
1. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 2(disz) sila4 u4 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(u) 3(disz) udu u4 7(disz)-kam
4. 5(disz) udu KU-KU u4 8(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu u4 1(u)-kam
6. 1(gesz2) udu u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. 3(u) la2 3 udu u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
8. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
10. 4(u) udu u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
11. 4(u) udu u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
12. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
13. 7(gesz2) udu u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
14. 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
15. 3(u) udu u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
16. 4(u) udu u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 3(u) udu u4 2(u) [n-kam]
2. 4(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu u4 [n-kam]
3. e2-muhaldim [...]
4. 1(u) 1(disz) udu e2-ki[szib-ba]
5. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 [...]
6. 3(u) udu ba-usz2 dingir-[ba-ni szu] ba#-ti
7. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu zi-ga lugal
8. 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu zi-ga ta2-di3-esz18-dar kiszib3 e2-a-ni-sza
9. bala ensi2 gir2-su{ki} ba-zi
blank space
10. zi-ga iti ezem-mah
11. mu us2-sa e2 ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
left
1. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
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): 67.0 high × 43.0 wide × 24.0 thick
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description: obv.-- mottled in color. rev.-- damage to upper right side of the tablet, some salt blobs.
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: 2337 assorted sheep and goats are the bala of the governor of Lagash)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: HSS 68, 500
[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 1911.10.470
- Accession No.: 08092 (SM catalogue: 2557)
- Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.09.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2022-08-18 at 15:52:41 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved |
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| 2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (189153) (189153)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 500 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407465.
HSS 68, 500 artifact entry (No. P407465). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407465
HSS 68, 500 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407465 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
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