HSS 68, 267 (P407167)

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 1911.10.139

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: audit of fattened oxen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 niga a-a-mu
2. 1(disz) gu4 niga ar-szi-ah
3. kiszib3-bi ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma i3-gal2
4. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) udu
5. a-a-kal-la
6. gu4 ur-sa6-sa6-ga ensi2-ka
7. 1(disz) gu4 niga ur-mes lu2-ku6
8. 1(disz) gu4 niga ur-tur sipa gu4
9. mu en {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
10. 1(disz) gu4 niga ur-{d}lamma
reverse
1. lu2 a-a-mu
  blank space
2. kiszib3 nu-tuku
3. en3-bi tar-re-dam
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. iti masz-da3-gu7
6. mu {d}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-ta mu us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: audit of fattened oxen)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407167

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 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 1911.10.139
Accession Number 07761 (SM catalogue: 2223)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188855

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 267

    [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
2022-08-18 at 09:54:41 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, 267 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407167.
HSS 68, 267 artifact entry (No. P407167). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407167
HSS 68, 267 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407167 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407167},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/24/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 267 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407167.
HSS 68, 267 artifact entry (No. P407167). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407167
HSS 68, 267 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407167 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 267 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407167
LB  - CDLI:P407167
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 267 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407167
ER  -
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