HSS 68, 135 (P406904)

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 1911.03.169

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: cattle and sheep are transferred between two Drehem officials)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4
2. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz)
3. 2(disz) udu
4. 3(disz) gukkal
5. u4 7(disz)-kam
6. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga#-ta
reverse
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. i3-dab5
  blank space
3. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 7(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: cattle and sheep are transferred between two Drehem officials)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406904

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 14.0 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 1911.03.169
Accession Number 07139 (SM catalogue: 1923)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188595

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 135

    [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 20:36:37 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, 135 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406904.
HSS 68, 135 artifact entry (No. P406904). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406904
HSS 68, 135 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406904 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406904},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 135 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406904.
HSS 68, 135 artifact entry (No. P406904). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406904
HSS 68, 135 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406904 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406904},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406904
LB  - CDLI:P406904
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406904
ER  -
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