HSS 68, 297 (P407208)

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 1911.10.186

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a few sheep/goats are called šu-gid2 and transferred between intaea and urkugnunna)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) masz2
3. szu-gid2
4. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
5. ur-ku3-nun-na
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. du11-ga dub-[sar]
2. dumu lu2-[{d}nin-gir2-su]
3. sipa [na-kab]-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a few sheep/goats are called šu-gid2 and transferred between intaea and urkugnunna)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407208

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed. Seal is that of dugga, cf.1911.10.183

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 1911.10.186
Accession Number 07808 (SM catalogue: 2270)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188896

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 297

    [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 18:47:43 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, 297 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407208.
HSS 68, 297 artifact entry (No. P407208). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407208
HSS 68, 297 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407208 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407208},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 297 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407208.
HSS 68, 297 artifact entry (No. P407208). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407208
HSS 68, 297 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407208 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 297 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407208},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407208
LB  - CDLI:P407208
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - HSS 68, 297 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407208
ER  - 
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