HSS 68, 222 (P407120)

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 1911.10.080

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: fattened sheep are received as regular offerings from the wife of the ensi etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga sag-da-na
2. 1(disz) udu kisal? sza3 e2-gal-ta
3. 1(disz) udu masz-da-de2-a
4. dam ensi2-ka-ta
reverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga sa2-du11
2. giri3 {d}nin-szubur-an-dul3
3. 2(disz) udu niga sag-da-na
4. giri3 a2-na-na
  blank space
5. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da kuruszda nin i3-dab5
6. zi-ga na-sa6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: fattened sheep are received as regular offerings from the wife of the ensi etc)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407120

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 16.0 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 1911.10.080
Accession Number 07702 (SM catalogue: 2164)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188808

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 222

    [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
2022-08-13 at 18:33:45 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 222 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407120.
HSS 68, 222 artifact entry (No. P407120). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407120
HSS 68, 222 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407120 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 222 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407120.
HSS 68, 222 artifact entry (No. P407120). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407120
HSS 68, 222 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407120 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407120},
}

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PY  - 2010
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LB  - CDLI:P407120
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - HSS 68, 222 artifact entry
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