HSS 68, 288 (P407196)

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 1911.10.173

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: oxen for various deities)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga ki {d}suen
2. 1(disz) gu4 {d}en-lil2
3. 1(disz) gu4 {d}nin-lil2
4. gu4 ge6-kam
5. a-tu sagi maszkim
6. iti u4 3(u) la2 1(disz) ba-zal
reverse
1. bala ensi2 gir2-[su{ki}]
2. ki lu2-sa6-ga-[ta]
3. ba-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6. dub-sar
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
8. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: oxen for various deities)
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 001560 (composite) (P454269) S001560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407196

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; 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 1911.10.173
Accession Number 07795 (SM catalogue: 2257)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188884

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 288

    [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
2022-08-12 at 16:23:49 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, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407196.
HSS 68, 288 artifact entry (No. P407196). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407196
HSS 68, 288 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407196 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
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LB  - CDLI:P407196
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 288 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 288 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407196.
HSS 68, 288 artifact entry (No. P407196). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407196
HSS 68, 288 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407196 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407196},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407196
LB  - CDLI:P407196
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407196
ER  -
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