HSS 68, 452 (P407407)

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 1911.10.404

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 list of sheep and goats of various qualities. these are loaded onto a boat going to Uruk for the queen, abi-simti)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gu-za {d}szul-gi
2. 1(disz) udu niga {gesz}gu-za {d}amar-{d}suen
3. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 muhaldim maszkim
4. 2(disz) udu niga saga us2
5. 2(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga 3(disz)-kam us2
7. 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
8. a-bi2-si2-im-ti
reverse
1. unu{ki}-sze3 ma2-a ba-na-a-gub
2. giri3 szar-ru-um-i3-li2 sagi
3. iti u4 2(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
4. ki igi-{d}en-lil2-sze3-ta
5. ba-zi
6. giri3 [ma-num2]-ki-{d}szul-gi dub-sar
7. iti [ezem {d}szul]-gi
8. mu [{d}nanna] kar#-zi-[da ba-hun]
left
1. 1(u) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a list of sheep and goats of various qualities. these are loaded onto a boat going to Uruk for the queen, abi-simti)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407407

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- lower half of the tablet is chipped off.

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 1911.10.404
Accession Number 08026 (SM catalogue: 2489)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189095

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 452

    [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.

  • history: ASJ 3, p.77-92, p. 79

    [Steinkeller1981royal-wives] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1981. “More on the Ur III Royal Wives.” Acta Sumerologica 3: 77–92.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-15 at 13:10:57 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2022-08-15 at 09:24:40 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, 452 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407407.
HSS 68, 452 artifact entry (No. P407407). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407407
HSS 68, 452 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407407 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407407},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 452 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407407.
HSS 68, 452 artifact entry (No. P407407). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407407
HSS 68, 452 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407407 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407407},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407407},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407407
LB  - CDLI:P407407
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - HSS 68, 452 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407407
ER  -
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