HSS 68, 474 (P407436)

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 1911.10.435

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 sheep for various deities)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
2. {d}en-lil2
3. 1(disz) udu niga saga
4. 1(disz) u8 niga saga
5. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
6. 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
7. {d}nin-lil2
8. 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nin-hur-sag
reverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga saga du6-[ku3]
2. 1(disz) udu niga {d}ba-ba6
3. 1(disz) udu niga {d}suen
4. esz3-esz3 e2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)
5. a2-ge6-ba-a
6. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
7. iti u4 1(u) 2(disz) ba-zal
8. ki {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2-[ta]
9. ba-zi
10. giri3 i-zu-sa-bar [dub-sar]
11. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen#
12. mu bad3 mar-tu [ba-du3]
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu
seal 1
1. i-zu-sa-bar
2. dub-[sar]
3. ARAD2 {d}[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of sheep for various deities)
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
CDLI Seals 000141 (composite) (P430240) S000141 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407436

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- chip to top right corner. rev.-- chip to bottom right corner. signs are faint; 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 1911.10.435
Accession Number 08057 (SM catalogue: 2521)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189124

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 474

    [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
2025-03-18 at 14:29:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2022-02-21 at 18:48:14 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, 474 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407436.
HSS 68, 474 artifact entry (No. P407436). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407436
HSS 68, 474 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407436 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407436},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 474 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407436.
HSS 68, 474 artifact entry (No. P407436). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407436
HSS 68, 474 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407436 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 474 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407436},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407436},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407436
LB  - CDLI:P407436
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 474 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407436
ER  -
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