HSS 04, 099 (P110372)

Administrative tag 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.415

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet basket (pisan-dub-ba).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. mu didli
 en: xxx
3. sze szuku-ra
 en: xxx
4. erin2 gir2-su{ki}
 en: xxx
reverse
1. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
  1 line blank
2. mu si-mu-ru#-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba SM catalogue: tablet basket (pisan-dub-ba).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110372

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; two holes in left side of tablet

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 1899.02.415
Accession Number 01793

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004269

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 99

    [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.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 094

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:18:00 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:44 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110372.
HSS 04, 099 artifact entry (No. P110372). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110372 (Original work published 2001)
HSS 04, 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110372 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	month = {oct 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110372},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/8/
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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - HSS 04, 099 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110372.
HSS 04, 099 artifact entry (No. P110372). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110372 (Original work published 2001)
HSS 04, 099 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110372 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {HSS 04, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P110372
LB  - CDLI:P110372
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - HSS 04, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110372
ER  -
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