HSS 68, 373 (P407305)

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 1911.10.289

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

54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 szu-gid2
2. 1(u) 8(disz) udu szu-gid2
3. 6(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4 ba-usz2
4. e2-muhaldim
5. mu aga3-us2 u3 lu2 szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
6. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
2. ba-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-an-na
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
4. 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 000552 (composite) (P430646) S000552 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407305

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 1911.10.289
Accession Number 07911 (SM catalogue: 2374)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188993

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 372

    [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
2023-07-16 at 19:04:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-08-12 at 13:26:46 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, 373 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P407305.
HSS 68, 373 artifact entry (No. P407305). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407305 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407305},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 373 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P407305.
HSS 68, 373 artifact entry (No. P407305). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407305 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 373 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407305 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {HSS 68, 373 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407305},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407305},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/16/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P407305
LB  - CDLI:P407305
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 373 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407305
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