HSS 68, 453 (P407411)

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 1911.10.409

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: salt encrusted tablet in which oxen, sheep and goats are a royal delivery (mu-DU lugal) received by naram-ili)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 5(disz) gu4 niga
2. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gu4 u2
3. 8(gesz2) udu gal
4. 1(szar2) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) udu
5. 4(gesz2) sila4 ga
6. 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) masz2
7. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) masz2 ga
8. mu-kux(DU) lugal
9. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [iti ...-{d}nin-a]-zu-ta
2'. [iti ezem-me]-ki-gal2-sze3
3'. [iti n]-kam
4'. mu us2-sa an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
5'. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 unu{ki} sza3-ba i3-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: salt encrusted tablet in which oxen, sheep and goats are a royal delivery (mu-DU lugal) received by naram-ili)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407411

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- complete but covered with salt. rev.-- top 2/3rds broken off. 1 fragment glued back on.

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 1911.10.409
Accession Number 08031 (SM catalogue: 2494)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189099

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 453

    [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
2022-08-15 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, 453 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407411.
HSS 68, 453 artifact entry (No. P407411). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407411
HSS 68, 453 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407411 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407411},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 453 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407411.
HSS 68, 453 artifact entry (No. P407411). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407411
HSS 68, 453 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407411 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407411},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407411
LB  - CDLI:P407411
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407411
ER  -
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