HSS 68, 321 (P407249)

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 1911.10.227

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of a young gazelle for the e2-uzga)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
2. e2 uz-ga
3. mu-kux(DU) lu2-{d}nanna
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 maszkim
5. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
6. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
3. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of a young gazelle for the e2-uzga)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407249

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

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 1911.10.227
Accession Number 07849 (SM catalogue: 2312)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188937

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 321

    [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
2015-04-28 at 20:36:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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, 321 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407249.
HSS 68, 321 artifact entry (No. P407249). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407249
HSS 68, 321 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407249 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407249},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 321 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407249.
HSS 68, 321 artifact entry (No. P407249). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407249
HSS 68, 321 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407249 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407249},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407249
LB  - CDLI:P407249
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - HSS 68, 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407249
ER  -
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