HSS 68, 421 (P407369)

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 1911.10.365

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats are a delivery)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. bar udu mu-kux(DU)-ra
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. nu-ur2-{d}suen
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. [nu-ur2-{d}iszkur]
2. dumu [szu-{d}iszkur]
3. szusz3 lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats are a delivery)
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/P407369

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. rev.-- somewhat effaced.

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 1911.10.365
Accession Number 07987 (SM catalogue: 2450)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189057

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 421

    [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 18:27:26 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, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407369.
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (No. P407369). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407369
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407369 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407369},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407369.
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (No. P407369). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407369
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407369 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407369},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407369
LB  - CDLI:P407369
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 421 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407369
ER  - 
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