HSS 68, 316 (P407242)

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 1911.10.220

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 for sheep and goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. kiszib3 ensi2 umma{ki}
2'. iti ezem-mah
3'. 4(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4
4'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) masz2-gal 1(gesz2) 1(u) [n] masz2
5'. kiszib3 ensi2 szuruppak{ki}
6'. iti ezem-an-na
reverse
1. 5(u) udu 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) sila4
2. 2(u) 5(disz) masz2
3. kiszib3 ar-szi-ah
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
  blank space
5. szunigin 9(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) [n] u8
  rest broken
left
1. [n] 5(u) 7(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for sheep and goats)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407242

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top and left side of tablet missing. rev.-- only the top left half is preserved, bottom 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 1911.10.220
Accession Number 07842 (SM catalogue: 2305)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188930

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 316

    [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, 316 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407242.
HSS 68, 316 artifact entry (No. P407242). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407242
HSS 68, 316 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407242 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407242
LB  - CDLI:P407242
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - HSS 68, 316 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 316 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407242.
HSS 68, 316 artifact entry (No. P407242). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407242
HSS 68, 316 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407242 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 316 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407242
LB  - CDLI:P407242
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - HSS 68, 316 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407242
ER  -
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