SM 1909.05.417 (P406532)

Administrative tablet 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 1909.05.417

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain as a loan)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz)# 4(barig) sze gur lugal
 en: 8 gur 4 barig barley, royal (measure),
2. sze ur5-ra dumu dab5 u3-x
 en: barley of interest of dumudab of ...;
3. i3-dub e2-duru5 ur-li-ka-ta
 en: from the depot of the village Urli,
4. ki ba-zi-ta
 en: from Bazi
reverse
1. ur-{d}dumu-zi
 en: Ur-Dumuzi
2. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
  blank space
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month: “Harvest,”
4. mu ur-bi2-i3-lum{ki} ba-hul
 en: year :“Urbilum was destroyed.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of grain as a loan)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406532

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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 1909.05.417
Accession Number 06581 (SM catalogue: 1486)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188274

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-06-12 at 09:52:41 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-28 at 10:16:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.417 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406532.
SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry (No. P406532). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406532
SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406532 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406532},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406532
LB  - CDLI:P406532
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.417 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406532.
SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry (No. P406532). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406532
SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406532 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406532},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406532},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406532
LB  - CDLI:P406532
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - SM 1909.05.417 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406532
ER  -
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