HSS 68, 305 (P407225)

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 1911.10.202

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of oxen, young bears etc.--mu-DU Šu-Suen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... {d}]en-ki
2'. [sza3] eridu{ki}
3'. 2(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-sun2
4'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}asar-lu2-hi
5'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}szul-gi
6'. sza3 ku6-a{ki}
7'. zabar-dab5 maszkim
reverse
1. 2(disz) amar az
2. e2-uz-ga
3. mu-kux(DU) szu-{d}suen
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 maszkim
5. u4 1(u)-kam
  blank space
6. [ki ab-ba-sa6]-ga#-ta
7. [ba-zi]
8. [iti ...]
9. [mu ...]
left
1. [n] 5(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: delivery of oxen, young bears etc.--mu-DU Šu-Suen)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407225

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top and left edged broken. rev.-- bottom half of tablet broken off.

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 1911.10.202
Accession Number 07824 (SM catalogue: 2287)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188913

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 305

    [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 12:45:15 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, 305 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407225.
HSS 68, 305 artifact entry (No. P407225). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407225
HSS 68, 305 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407225 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407225},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/1/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 305 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407225.
HSS 68, 305 artifact entry (No. P407225). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407225
HSS 68, 305 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407225 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 305 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407225},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407225},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407225
LB  - CDLI:P407225
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - HSS 68, 305 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407225
ER  -
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