HSS 68, 252 (P407150)

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 1911.10.114

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of livestock)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

106.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ($ blank space $) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 ($ blank space $) 7(gesz2) udu
  blank space
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 1(u) 4(disz) 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 niga
4. 4(u) 1(disz) gu4 1(u) ab2
5. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(u) masz2-gal
6. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) gu4 2(u) 5(disz) udu
7. zu-ba-ga i3-dab5
8. 1(u) 4(disz) 1(u) 6(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 niga
9. 4(u) 2(disz) gu4 4(disz) ab2
10. 1(u) 6(disz) udu 1(u) masz2-gal
  blank space
11. igi-{d}en-lil2-sze3 i3-dab5
12. ($ blank space $) 3(disz)? gu4 niga
13. u2-ta2-mi-szar-am i3-dab5
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-gal
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga
3. tah-hi-sza-tal i3-dab5
4. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 1(u) masz2-gal
  blank space
5. na-lu5 i3-dab5
6. 1(u) gu4 niga 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
  (erased line)
  blank space
7. ur-tur i3-dab5
8. 1(u) 1(disz) udu szu la2-a
9. giri3 KA-KA-u2
  blank space
10. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) udu 3(disz) masz2-gal mu lu2-{d}nanna-sze3
11. giri3 ur-{d}nansze
12. 2(disz) gu4 niga lu2-{d}nanna szabra
13. 5(disz) gu4 niga lu2-ma2-gan-na ab2 2(disz)-ta
14. 3(disz) gu4 niga a-bu-dingir ab2 2(disz)
15. 2(disz) gu4 niga ensi2 szuruppak{ki} ab2 2(disz)
16. 2(disz) gu4 niga i-di3-{d}da-gan ab2 2(disz)
17. 2(disz) gu4 niga mu i3-lal3-lum igi-{d}en-lil2-sze3
18. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu bar-gal2 unu{ki}-sze3
19. 1(u) masz2 lu2-ma2-gan-na
20. 2(u) 1(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2 szu-gid2
21. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 [...] uri5{ki}-ma
  written on dry clay
left
1. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: account of livestock)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407150

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 106.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- signs are worn and crusted over. rev.-- 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 1911.10.114
Accession Number 07736 (SM catalogue: 2198)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188838

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 252

    [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 09:13:39 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, 252 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407150.
HSS 68, 252 artifact entry (No. P407150). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407150
HSS 68, 252 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407150 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407150},
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 252 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407150.
HSS 68, 252 artifact entry (No. P407150). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407150
HSS 68, 252 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407150 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407150},
}


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PY  - 2010
ID  - P407150
LB  - CDLI:P407150
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - HSS 68, 252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407150
ER  -
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