HSS 68, 502 (P407467)

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 1911.10.472

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of sheep & goats to PNN with the title "na-gada." (n.-shepherd))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu
2. {d}iszkur-illat na-gada i3-dab5
3. 8(disz) u8
4. 3(disz) kir11 ga
5. 5(disz) sila4 ga
6. li-lum na-gada i3-dab5
7. 2(u) 1(disz) u8
8. 3(disz) kir11 ga
9. 5(disz) sila4 ga
10. ma-at-i3-li2 na-gada i3-dab5
11. 1(u) 7(disz) ud5
12. 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 ga
13. 1(disz) masz2-gal
reverse
1. 6(disz) masz2 ga
2. dingir-su2-ba-ni na-gada i3-dab5
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
4. sipa nam-en-na-ke4
5. ib2-dab5
6. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
  blank space
7. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
8. mu en-nun-e-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of sheep & goats to PNN with the title "na-gada." (n.-shepherd))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407467

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

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 1911.10.472
Accession Number 08094 (SM catalogue: 2559)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189155

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 502

    [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
2022-08-19 at 09:15:56 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, 502 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407467.
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (No. P407467). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407467
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407467 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 502 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407467.
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (No. P407467). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407467
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407467 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407467
LB  - CDLI:P407467
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 502 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407467
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