SM 1909.05.535 (P406629)

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 1909.05.535

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: pisan-dub-ba--tablet basket re the harvest of the šabras)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sze gesz e3-a
 en: xxx
3. szabra-ne
 en: xxx
  blank space
4. mu amar-suen lugal
 en: year: “xxx.”
reverse
1. e2-tum
 en: xxx
2. i3-gal2
 en: are here.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: pisan-dub-ba--tablet basket re the harvest of the šabras)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406629

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; double pierce in left side

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 1909.05.535
Accession Number 06699 (SM catalogue: 1604)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188365

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-04-07 at 09:34:13 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:22:59 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-19 at 19:41:35 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael 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 1909.05.535 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406629.
SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry (No. P406629). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406629
SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406629 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406629},
}


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DA  - 2010/6/4/
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LB  - CDLI:P406629
M1  - 2026/10/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.535 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406629.
SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry (No. P406629). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406629
SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406629 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406629},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406629
LB  - CDLI:P406629
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - SM 1909.05.535 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406629
ER  -
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