HSS 68, 275 (P407177)

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 1911.10.150

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of young animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 {d}utu
2. {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim
3. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 munus
4. e2 uz-ga
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim maszkim
6. sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
reverse
1. [u4] 8(disz)-kam
2. [ki] ab#-ba-sa6-ga-ta
3. ba#-zi
4. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
5. iti masz-da3-gu7
6. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 2(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of young animals)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407177

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- top left corner is chipped.

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 1911.10.150
Accession Number 07772 (SM catalogue: 2234)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188865

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 275

    [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
2016-01-19 at 11:36:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-28 at 20:36:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 275 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407177.
HSS 68, 275 artifact entry (No. P407177). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407177
HSS 68, 275 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407177 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407177
LB  - CDLI:P407177
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 275 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 275 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407177.
HSS 68, 275 artifact entry (No. P407177). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407177
HSS 68, 275 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407177 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 275 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407177
LB  - CDLI:P407177
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 275 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407177
ER  -
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