HSS 68, 039 (P406805)

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 1911.03.055

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt? of goats in various months)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) ud5 szimaszgi u2
2. 2(u) {munus}asz2-gar3 szimaszgi gaba
3. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
4. 2(u) 7(disz) ud5 szimaszgi u2
5. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2#
6. [ki] KA#-ga-li#-ta
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-i3-[li2]
2. i3-[dab5]
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
4. ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. 5(u) 3(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt? of goats in various months)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.07.06.00 to Šū-Suen.07.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406805

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- lower left broken off. rev.-- top damaged.

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 1911.03.055
Accession Number 07025 (SM catalogue: 1809)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188497

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 39

    [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 15:10:41 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2015-04-28 at 20:36:36 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

“HSS 68, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406805.
HSS 68, 039 artifact entry (No. P406805). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406805
HSS 68, 039 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406805 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406805},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406805
LB  - CDLI:P406805
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - HSS 68, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406805
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 039 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406805.
HSS 68, 039 artifact entry (No. P406805). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406805
HSS 68, 039 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406805 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406805},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406805
LB  - CDLI:P406805
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - HSS 68, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406805
ER  -
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