HSS 68, 392 (P407333)

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 1911.10.324

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: dahiš-atal delivers oxen, sheep and goats in various months to kurbilak.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 3(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 4(disz) gu4 niga
4. iti szu-esz5-sza
5. 7(disz) udu niga
6. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
7. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e us2-sa
8. 1(disz) udu
reverse
1. [1(disz)] masz2-gal
2. iti ezem-mah
3. 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2
5. iti sze-sag11-ku5
6. ki ta2-hi-isz-a-tal-ta
7. kur-bi-la-ak i3-dab5
8. mu ma2 dara3-abzu {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
left
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gu4 1(u) 1(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: dahiš-atal delivers oxen, sheep and goats in various months to kurbilak.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407333

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete, though right edge is damaged. rev.-- signs worn.

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 1911.10.324
Accession Number 07946 (SM catalogue: 2409)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189021

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 392

    [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
2022-08-14 at 15:10:05 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, 392 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407333.
HSS 68, 392 artifact entry (No. P407333). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407333
HSS 68, 392 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407333 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 392 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407333.
HSS 68, 392 artifact entry (No. P407333). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407333
HSS 68, 392 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407333 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 392 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407333},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407333
LB  - CDLI:P407333
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 68, 392 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407333
ER  -
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