HSS 68, 253 (P407151)

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 1911.10.115

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

119.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) gu4 niga ab2 2(disz)-ta ki-ba ga2-ga2
2. 1(u) 6(disz) gu4
3. ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta
4. 3(u) 2(disz) gu4 niga ab2 2(disz)-ta ki-ba ga2-ga2
5. 5(disz) gu4
6. [n gu4 niga ab2 2(disz)-ta] ki-ba ga2-ga2
7. [...] 5(disz) sila4
  rest broken
reverse
1. [...] 7(disz) udu
2. [... n] 5(disz) masz2
3. [...]-{d}utu i3-dab5
4. 3(disz) ab2 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) udu
5. 8(disz) sila4 1(u) masz2
6. gu3-de2-a i3-dab5
7. 4(disz) ab2 2(disz) udu
8. 1(disz) sila4
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
10. 2(u) ab2 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) udu
11. 3(disz) sila4 5(u) 1(disz) masz2
12. ip-hur i3-dab5
13. 4(u) 6(disz) ab2 3(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) udu
14. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 5(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) masz2
15. lu2-{d}utu i3-dab5
16. 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) udu
17. 2(u) 4(disz) masz2
18. szu-e2-a i3-dab5
19. 2(u) 3 ab2 4(u) 1(disz) udu
20. 2(u) 3(disz) sila4 1(gesz2) 1(u) masz2
21. szu-{d}dumu-zi i3-dab5
22. 3(disz) udu 1(u) masz2 gu-za-la2 nu-tuku
  blank space
23. szunigin 2(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) ab2 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) udu
24. szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) sila4 9(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) masz2

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/P407151

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 119.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- first six lines preserved. rev.--top damaged, otherwise complete. some signs effaced.

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 1911.10.115
Accession Number 07737 (SM catalogue: 2199)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188839

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 253

    [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, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407151.
HSS 68, 253 artifact entry (No. P407151). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407151
HSS 68, 253 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407151 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 253 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407151},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/19/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407151.
HSS 68, 253 artifact entry (No. P407151). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407151
HSS 68, 253 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407151 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407151},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407151
LB  - CDLI:P407151
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - HSS 68, 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407151
ER  -
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