HSS 68, 370 (P407302)

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 1911.10.286

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
2. {d}isztaran siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
3. mu dumu munus ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
4. 2(disz) udu niga gu4-e us2-sa
5. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e us2-sa
6. e2-muhaldim
7. mu a-da-lal3 szakkan6 u3 dam-a-ni-sze3
8. {d}szul-gi-iri-<mu> sukkal maszkim
9. 1(disz) udu niga
10. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e us2-sa
11. ha-bu-ri-tum
12. mu ku8-ba-tum-sze3
reverse
1. 4(disz) udu niga e2 muhaldim
2. mu dumu munus ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
3. ARAD2-mu maszkim
4. 1(disz) udu niga
5. 1(disz) sila4 niga
6. ka-izi-sze3
7. a-a-kal-la muhaldim maszkim
8. 3(disz) udu niga {d}iszkur
9. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
10. a-tu sagi maszkim
11. zi-ga u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
12. ki en-dingir-mu-ta
13. ba-zi
14. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
15. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
left
1. 1(u) 7(disz) udu
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
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 000518 (composite) (P430614) S000518 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.14, Šū-Suen.09.06.15

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407302

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 68.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 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 1911.10.286
Accession Number 07908 (SM catalogue: 2371)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188990

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-28 at 12:38:28 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2025-03-30 at 13:48:29 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-12 at 14:59:33 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, 370 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407302.
HSS 68, 370 artifact entry (No. P407302). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407302
HSS 68, 370 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407302 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 370 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407302
LB  - CDLI:P407302
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 370 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407302
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 370 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407302.
HSS 68, 370 artifact entry (No. P407302). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407302
HSS 68, 370 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407302 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 370 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407302
LB  - CDLI:P407302
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 370 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407302
ER  -
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