HSS 68, 168 (P407064)

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 1911.10.023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: one cow is a šu-gid2 contribution on behalf of the men who get allotment plots (mu-lu2-pad-ra-ke4-ne-še3))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 u2
2. szu-gid2 e2 muhaldim
3. mu lu2-szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
4. ARAD2-mu maszkim
5. u4# 8(disz)-kam
reverse
1. [ki ...]-ta
2. [ba]-zi#
  blank space
3. u3
4. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
5. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. 1(disz) gu4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: one cow is a šu-gid2 contribution on behalf of the men who get allotment plots (mu-lu2-pad-ra-ke4-ne-še3))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407064

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- lower edge missing. face of the tablet has a slash. rev.-- top two lines almost totally broken away.

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 1911.10.023
Accession Number 07645 (SM catalogue: 2107)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188752

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 168

    [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 20:36:38 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, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407064.
HSS 68, 168 artifact entry (No. P407064). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407064
HSS 68, 168 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407064 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407064},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407064.
HSS 68, 168 artifact entry (No. P407064). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407064
HSS 68, 168 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407064 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407064},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407064
LB  - CDLI:P407064
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - HSS 68, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407064
ER  -
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