HSS 68, 274 (P407176)

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 1911.10.149

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep and goats which are called šu-gid2)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) u8
2. 8(disz) masz2 u4 5(disz)-kam
3. 8(disz) udu 1(disz) u8
4. 1(disz) masz2 u4 6(disz)-kam
5. 1(u) 6(disz) udu 4(disz) u8
6. 1(u) masz2 u4 7(disz)-kam
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) u8
reverse
1. [1(u) ] masz2 u4 8(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
3. dingir-dan mar-tu
4. 6(disz) udu
5. 4(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
6. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)
7. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim
8. ki na-lu5-ta
9. na-sa6 i3-dab5
10. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
11. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. [lu2-sa6-ga]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu gu-[za-ni kuruszda]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep and goats which are called šu-gid2)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000261 (composite) (P430359) S000261 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407176

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- bottom left corner chipped. rev.-- top left corner chipped; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed

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 1911.10.149
Accession Number 07771 (SM catalogue: 2233)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188864

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 274

    [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
2022-03-08 at 16:14:52 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, 274 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407176.
HSS 68, 274 artifact entry (No. P407176). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407176
HSS 68, 274 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407176 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407176
LB  - CDLI:P407176
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 274 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 274 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407176.
HSS 68, 274 artifact entry (No. P407176). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407176
HSS 68, 274 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407176 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407176
LB  - CDLI:P407176
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - HSS 68, 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407176
ER  -
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