HSS 68, 507 (P407472)

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 1911.10.477

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 fattened oxen.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga a-tu5-a {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga
2. 2(disz) gu4 niga ezem ab-e3
3. ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma-ka
4. 4(disz) gu4 niga dal-ba-na
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
6. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar
7. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga
8. ki {d}suen
9. 6(disz) gu4 niga ezem amar-a-a-si gir2-su{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. [szunigin 2(u)] 3(disz) gu4 niga
2. [szunigin 1(disz)] ab2 niga
3. [szunigin 1(u) 1(disz)] gu4
4. [ki ...]-ni-ta
5. [...]
  blank space
6. [iti ezem-me-ki]-gal2#
7. [mu ...]{ki} [...]-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of fattened oxen.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 57.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- large salt blob on the upper part of the tablet. rev.-- about 2/3rds of the tablet is broken away.

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 1911.10.477
Accession Number 08099 (SM catalogue: 2564)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189160

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 507

    [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, 507 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407472.
HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (No. P407472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407472
HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407472 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 507 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407472.
HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (No. P407472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407472
HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407472 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407472
LB  - CDLI:P407472
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - HSS 68, 507 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407472
ER  -
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