HSS 68, 024 (P406790)

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 1911.03.034

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of animals for various gods--animals are delivered by named persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila4 {d}en-lil2
2. 2(disz) sila4 {d}nin-lil2
3. mu-kux(DU) szesz-da-da sanga
4. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 e2-uz-ga
5. mu-kux(DU) sag-{d}nanna-zu
6. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
7. mu-kux(DU) ensi2 nibru{ki}
8. zabar-dab5 maszkim
9. 7(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4 amar ga
10. 5(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) u8
11. 8(u) 2(disz) udu
12. 3(u) 7(disz) ud5
reverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) [masz2?]
2. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim-[sze3]
3. 3(disz) dusu2 nita2
4. 4(disz) dusu2 munus
5. 5(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 ga 1(disz) masz2 ga
6. ba-usz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3
7. 2(disz) dusu2 munus ba-usz2
8. mu ur-ra-sze3 dingir-ba-ni szu ba-ti
  blank space
9. zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
10. iti szu-esz5-sza
11. mu {d}szul-gi lugal ur-bi2-lum{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} si-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 kar2-har{ki} 1(asz)-sze3 sagdu-bi szu-bur2-a bi2-[ra]-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of animals for various gods--animals are delivered by named persons)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406790

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 49.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
cracked and signs are worn.

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 1911.03.034
Accession Number 07004 (SM catalogue: 1788)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188482

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 24

    [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 15:16:53 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, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406790.
HSS 68, 024 artifact entry (No. P406790). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406790
HSS 68, 024 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406790 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406790},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406790.
HSS 68, 024 artifact entry (No. P406790). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406790
HSS 68, 024 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406790 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406790},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406790},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406790
LB  - CDLI:P406790
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - HSS 68, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406790
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