HSS 68, 218 (P407116)

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 1911.10.075

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 lamb transferred between Drehem officials)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
4. in-ta-e3-a
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  blank space
2. iti szu-esz5-sza
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: one lamb transferred between Drehem officials)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407116

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.075
Accession Number 07697 (SM catalogue: 2159)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188804

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 218

    [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 20:36:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407116.
HSS 68, 218 artifact entry (No. P407116). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407116
HSS 68, 218 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407116 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407116},
}


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PY  - 2010
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LB  - CDLI:P407116
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - HSS 68, 218 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 218 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407116.
HSS 68, 218 artifact entry (No. P407116). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407116
HSS 68, 218 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407116 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 218 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407116
LB  - CDLI:P407116
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - HSS 68, 218 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407116
ER  -
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