HSS 68, 250 (P407148)

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 1911.10.109

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: balanced account of oxen and other animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [3(u) 3(disz)] gu4
2. 1(u) 6(disz) ab2
3. 6(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) udu
4. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) u8
5. 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) masz2
6. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) ud5
7. 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz)
8. ib2-tak4
9. 3(disz) gu4 ki {d}utu-ad2-gal-ta
  blank space
10. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 3(u) 6(disz) gu4
13. 1(u) 6(disz) ab2
reverse
1. 5(u) 2(disz)
2. kiszib3 {d}en-lil2-la2
3. 6(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu
4. 8(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) u8
5. 7(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) masz2
6. 5(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) ud5
7. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz)
8. kiszib3 ur-ku3-nun-na
  blank space
9. zi-ga-am3
10. la2-ia3 7(disz) u8
11. la2-ia3 1(disz) ud5
  blank space
12. [ib2-tak4] nig2-ka9-ak
13. giri3 in-ta-e3-a
14. iti a2-ki-ti
15. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e [ur-bi2]-lum#{ki} mu-hul
left
1. giri3 in-ta-e3-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: balanced account of oxen and other animals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407148

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
tablet is broken in two and glued back together; obv. is gouged in the center and has some salt encrustation.

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 1911.10.109
Accession Number 07731 (SM catalogue: 2193)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188836

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 250

    [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
2022-08-17 at 09:13:38 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, 250 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407148.
HSS 68, 250 artifact entry (No. P407148). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407148
HSS 68, 250 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407148 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407148},
}


TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P407148
M1  - 2026/10/23/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 250 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407148.
HSS 68, 250 artifact entry (No. P407148). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407148
HSS 68, 250 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407148 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407148},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407148},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407148
LB  - CDLI:P407148
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - HSS 68, 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407148
ER  -
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