HSS 68, 007 (P406772)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1911.03.009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of sheep/goats from various people)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 niga
2. zi2-ra-ra
3. 1(disz) sila4 {d}szara2-kam ensi2
4. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu-ba-ni
5. 1(disz) sila4 szu-ru-usz-ki-in
6. 1(disz) sila4 al-la-mu sukkal
7. 1(disz) sila4 ur-{d}en-gal-du-du
8. 1(disz) sila4 lu2-{d}nanna dumu da-da-ki
9. 1(disz) masz2 lugal-dub-sar
10. 4(disz) masz2-gal a-dara4 niga 1(disz) sila4
11. nir-i3-da-gal2
12. 1(disz) sila4 gu3-de2-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 ur-{d}ig#-[alim]
2. 1(disz) sila4 lugal-an-ne2
3. 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
4. ur-nigar{gar}
5. 1(disz) sila4 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
6. 1(disz) sila4 i-gi4-ru-mah
7. 1(disz) masz2 {d}szul-gi-{d}utu{szi}
8. 1(disz) sila4 hu-un-ha-WI
9. 1(disz) sila4 ur-{d}nin-gubalag
10. u4 2(disz)-kam
11. mu-kux(DU)
12. ab-ba-sa6-ga i3-dab5
13. iti ezem-an-na
14. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 2(u) 7(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of sheep/goats from various people)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406772

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 63.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 1911.03.009
Accession Number 06979 (SM catalogue: 1763)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188464

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 7

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-16 at 15:16:52 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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

“HSS 68, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406772.
HSS 68, 007 artifact entry (No. P406772). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406772
HSS 68, 007 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406772 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406772},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406772.
HSS 68, 007 artifact entry (No. P406772). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406772
HSS 68, 007 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406772 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406772},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406772},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406772
LB  - CDLI:P406772
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - HSS 68, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406772
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