HSS 68, 008 (P406773)

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 1911.03.010

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 equids and other animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

62.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) gu4 niga 3(disz) lulim nita2
2. 1(u) la2 1(disz) lulim munus
3. 6(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2
4. 7(disz) {ansze}kunga2 nita2
5. 3(disz) {ansze}kunga2 munus
6. ur-{d}suen
7. 2(u) gu4 3(u) udu
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) masz2
9. s,i-lu-usz-{d}da-gan
10. 2(disz) sila4 szesz-da-da sanga
11. 1(disz) sila4 lu2-bala-sa6-ga
12. 1(disz) sila4 a2-ti-mu
13. 1(disz) masz2 te-te
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2 SI-A-a nu-banda3
2. 1(disz) masz2 puzur4-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. 1(disz) sila4 ensi2 gir2-su{ki}
4. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3
5. ensi2 nibru{ki}
6. [1(disz)] amar masz-da3 en {d}inanna
7. [1(disz)] sila4 ur-nigar{gar}
8. 1(disz) masz2 ur-mu
9. 1(disz) masz2 mu-ur2-tin-ga-ba
10. 4(disz) udu a-lum niga 2(disz) sila4
11. szar-ru-um-i3-li2
12. 2(disz) amar GIR am e2-a-i3-li2
  blank space
13. mu-kux(DU)
  some text moved to next line
14. iti a2-ki-ti
15. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 5(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of equids and other animals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406773

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
cracked-- otherwise 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 1911.03.010
Accession Number 06980 (SM catalogue: 1764)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188465

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 8

    [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
2025-03-06 at 15:08:08 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2025-03-06 at 15:03:26 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
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, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406773.
HSS 68, 008 artifact entry (No. P406773). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406773
HSS 68, 008 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406773 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406773},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 008 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406773.
HSS 68, 008 artifact entry (No. P406773). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406773
HSS 68, 008 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406773 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406773},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406773
LB  - CDLI:P406773
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - HSS 68, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406773
ER  -
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