HSS 68, 472 (P407431)

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 1911.10.431

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of 2 sheep)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu u2
2. 1(disz) sila4
3. za3 1(u) en {d}inanna
4. u4 1(disz)-kam
5. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta ba-zi
reverse
1. giri3 {d}nanna-ma-ba dub-sar
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. 2(disz) udu
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. {d}nanna-ma-ba
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [u2-na-ab-sze-en6]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of 2 sheep)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
BPOA 06, 0790 (P210561) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Ibbi-Suen.01.09.06
CDLI Seals 000560 (composite) (P430654) S000560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407431

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. signs are somewhat effaced, especially on the reverse; first sealed, then inscribed

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 1911.10.431
Accession Number 08053 (SM catalogue: 2516)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189119

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 472

    [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
2022-02-21 at 18:48:13 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, 472 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407431.
HSS 68, 472 artifact entry (No. P407431). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407431
HSS 68, 472 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407431 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407431},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 472 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407431.
HSS 68, 472 artifact entry (No. P407431). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407431
HSS 68, 472 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407431 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 472 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407431},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407431
LB  - CDLI:P407431
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 472 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407431
ER  -
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