HSS 68, 394 (P407335)

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 1911.10.326

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: 15 sheep become šu-gid2 for the kitchen)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) [...]
2. mu [...]-e-ne-sze3
3. 5(disz) u8 u2 mu kas4-ke4-ne-sze3
4. szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim
5. ARAD2-mu maszkim
6. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
2. ba-zi
3. giri3 lu2-sza-lim dub-sar
4. iti a2-ki-ti
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. 1(u) 5(disz) udu
seal 1
  illegible

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: 15 sheep become šu-gid2 for the kitchen)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

illegible

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407335

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top is missing. 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 1911.10.326
Accession Number 07948 (SM catalogue: 2411)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189023

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 394

    [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
2022-08-13 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, 394 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407335.
HSS 68, 394 artifact entry (No. P407335). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407335
HSS 68, 394 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407335 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407335},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407335
LB  - CDLI:P407335
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407335
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 394 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407335.
HSS 68, 394 artifact entry (No. P407335). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407335
HSS 68, 394 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407335 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 394 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407335},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407335},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407335
LB  - CDLI:P407335
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 394 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407335
ER  -
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