HSS 68, 057 (P406823)

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 1911.03.076

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: slaughtered sheep and goats are received)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga
2. 1(disz) gukkal niga
3. 1(disz) udu niga
4. 1(disz) u8 niga
5. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
6. 1(disz) udu
7. 2(disz) u8
8. 4(disz) sila4
reverse
1. 1(disz) x#
2. 2(disz) sila4 x#
3. 1(disz) kir11 [x]
4. ba-usz2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam#
5. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
6. ur-nigar{gar}
7. szu ba-ti
8. iti masz-da3-gu7
9. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: slaughtered sheep and goats are received)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406823

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- right edge chipped.

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 1911.03.076
Accession Number 07046 (SM catalogue: 1830)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188515

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 57

    [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, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406823.
HSS 68, 057 artifact entry (No. P406823). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406823
HSS 68, 057 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406823 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406823},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406823.
HSS 68, 057 artifact entry (No. P406823). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406823
HSS 68, 057 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406823 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406823},
}

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PY  - 2010
ID  - P406823
LB  - CDLI:P406823
M1  - 2026/10/29/
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