HSS 68, 069 (P406835)

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 1911.03.094

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 sheep and goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
2. 1(disz) ud5 niga szimaszki2
3. 1(disz) udu
4. 2(disz) sila4 ga ge6
5. 1(disz) kir11 ga szimaszki2
6. 1(disz) masz2 ga
7. 2(disz) masz2 ga szimaszki2
reverse
1. 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 ga szimaszki2
2. ba-usz2 u4 2(disz)-kam
3. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
4. ur-nigar{gar}
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
7. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of sheep and goats)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406835

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 15.0 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 1911.03.094
Accession Number 07064 (SM catalogue: 1848)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188527

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 69

    [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
2022-08-13 at 15:37:04 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, 069 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406835.
HSS 68, 069 artifact entry (No. P406835). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406835
HSS 68, 069 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406835 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406835},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 069 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406835.
HSS 68, 069 artifact entry (No. P406835). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406835
HSS 68, 069 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406835 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406835},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406835
LB  - CDLI:P406835
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 68, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406835
ER  -
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