HSS 68, 173 (P407069)

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 1911.10.028

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 goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) masz2-gal gun3-a
2. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
3. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
4. mu-kux(DU) lugal
5. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
reverse
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. i3-dab5
3. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul
left
1. 1(u) 3(disz)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407069

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. signs effaced on rev.

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 1911.10.028
Accession Number 07650 (SM catalogue: 2112)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188757

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 173

    [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, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407069.
HSS 68, 173 artifact entry (No. P407069). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407069
HSS 68, 173 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407069 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407069},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 173 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407069.
HSS 68, 173 artifact entry (No. P407069). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407069
HSS 68, 173 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407069 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407069},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407069
LB  - CDLI:P407069
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - HSS 68, 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407069
ER  -
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