HSS 68, 045 (P406811)

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 1911.03.063

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 and goats from? various persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
2. lugal-engar-du10 szabra
3. 1(disz) sila4 i-gi4-ru-mah
4. 2(disz) szesz-da-da sanga
5. 1(disz) sila4 id-da-a
6. 1(disz) sila4 lu2-sa6-ga
reverse
1. 1(disz) masz2
2. {d}en-lil2-la2 kuruszda
  blank space
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. iti ses-da-gu7
5. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of sheep and goats from? various persons)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406811

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 16.0 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 1911.03.063
Accession Number 07033 (SM catalogue: 1817)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188503

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 45

    [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
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, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406811.
HSS 68, 045 artifact entry (No. P406811). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406811
HSS 68, 045 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406811 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406811},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 045 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406811.
HSS 68, 045 artifact entry (No. P406811). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406811
HSS 68, 045 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406811 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406811},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406811
LB  - CDLI:P406811
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - HSS 68, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406811
ER  -
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