HSS 68, 107 (P406875)

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 1911.03.140

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 newborn sheep and goats in Nippur)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila4 ga
2. 1(disz) kir11 ga
3. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(disz) sila4 ga
5. 2(disz) kir11 ga
6. u4 3(u)-kam
reverse
1. u3-tu-da
2. e2-udu-ka
3. sza3 nibru{ki}
4. na-lu5 i3-dab5
5. iti a2-ki-ti
6. mu {d}amar#-{d}suen# lugal#

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406875

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 13.0 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 1911.03.140
Accession Number 07110 (SM catalogue: 1894)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188566

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 107

    [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
2015-05-05 at 10:20:32 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-28 at 20:36:37 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, 107 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406875.
HSS 68, 107 artifact entry (No. P406875). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406875
HSS 68, 107 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406875 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406875},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 107 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406875.
HSS 68, 107 artifact entry (No. P406875). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406875
HSS 68, 107 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406875 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 107 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406875},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406875
LB  - CDLI:P406875
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - HSS 68, 107 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406875
ER  -
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