HSS 68, 277 (P407179)

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 1911.10.152

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of hundreds of fattened animals.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga u4 1(disz)-kam
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) gu4
3. u4 2(disz)-kam
4. 3(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) gu4
5. u4 3(disz)-kam
6. 3(disz) gu4 niga u4 5(disz)-kam
7. 3(u) 6(disz) gu4 niga 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu
8. 5(gesz2) la2 1(disz) u8 2(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) masz2-gal
9. 5(disz) sila4 u4 6(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 4(disz) gu4 niga u4 3(disz)#?-[kam]
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
3. 6(disz) gu4 niga u4 1(u)-kam
  (erased line)
  blank space
4. ki na-sa6-ta
5. lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
6. iti szu-esz5-sza
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of hundreds of fattened animals.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407179

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. rev.-- salt encrustation on top portion; tablet is black

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 1911.10.152
Accession Number 07774 (SM catalogue: 2236)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188867

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 277

    [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, 277 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407179.
HSS 68, 277 artifact entry (No. P407179). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407179
HSS 68, 277 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407179 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407179},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P407179
M1  - 2026/10/29/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 277 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407179.
HSS 68, 277 artifact entry (No. P407179). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407179
HSS 68, 277 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407179 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407179},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407179
LB  - CDLI:P407179
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - HSS 68, 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407179
ER  -
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