HSS 68, 470 (P407429)

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 1911.10.429

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of foods used in Uruk)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
2. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ge6-par4
3. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
4. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
5. 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [...]
6. 5(disz) sila3 [...]
7. 6(disz) [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. 2(u) ma-sa2-ab [...]
3. 3(u) ba-ti-um
4. ma2 su-a
5. sza3 unu{ki}-ga
  blank space
6. iti szesz-da-gu7
7. [mu ...] gu-za [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: list of foods used in Uruk)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407429

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top broken off; bottom and center right damaged. rev.-- top broken off; bottom damaged; obv.--tan. Rev.--black

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 1911.10.429
Accession Number 08051 (SM catalogue: 2514)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189117

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 470

    [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 13:06:26 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, 470 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407429.
HSS 68, 470 artifact entry (No. P407429). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407429
HSS 68, 470 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407429 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407429},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 470 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407429.
HSS 68, 470 artifact entry (No. P407429). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407429
HSS 68, 470 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407429 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 470 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407429},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407429
LB  - CDLI:P407429
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 470 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407429
ER  -
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