HSS 68, 387 (P407328)

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 1911.10.318

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a small quantity of hay? (in-[nu]) is conveyed)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) in-nu# [gur]
2. e2 lugal-ma2-[gur8]-re-sze3
3. giri3 u2-zi-na-pi-ir ra2-gaba
reverse
1. ki {d}nanna-ku3-zu sipa gu4 niga
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-{d}[nin]-a-zu
3. mu en {d}inanna [unu{ki}-ga] masz2-e i3-pa3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. nu-ur2-{d}suen#
2. dub-sar
3. dumu i-di3-er3-[ra]
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a small quantity of hay? (in-[nu]) is conveyed)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

seal association uncertain

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000563 (composite) (P430657) S000563 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407328

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- semi-circular chunk missing from top right of obv. and bottom right of rev. ; 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 1911.10.318
Accession Number 07940 (SM catalogue: 2403)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189016

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 387

    [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
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-13 at 08:25:29 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, 387 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P407328.
HSS 68, 387 artifact entry (No. P407328). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407328 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 387 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407328 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407328},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 387 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P407328.
HSS 68, 387 artifact entry (No. P407328). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407328 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 387 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407328 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {HSS 68, 387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407328},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P407328
LB  - CDLI:P407328
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - HSS 68, 387 artifact entry
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