HSS 68, 393 (P407334)

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 1911.10.325

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of a gur of grain)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sze gur
2. ki si-RU-ta
3. szu-AD-MU
4. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. giri3 ur-nigar[{gar}]
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti szesz-da-gu7
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. szu-AD-MU
2. lu2 [x]
3. dumu du10-i3-li2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of a gur of grain)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407334

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete, but signs are faint.

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 1911.10.325
Accession Number 07947 (SM catalogue: 2410)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189022

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 393

    [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
2024-08-08 at 08:45:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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, 393 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P407334.
HSS 68, 393 artifact entry (No. P407334). (2024, August 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407334 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 393 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407334 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407334},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 393 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P407334.
HSS 68, 393 artifact entry (No. P407334). (2024, August 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407334 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 393 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407334 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407334},
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