HSS 68, 508 (P407474)

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 1911.10.479

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats are said to be 'expended in the bala' and are transferred between two Drehem officials)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu
2. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) sila4
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) u8
4. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) masz2
5. 3(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) ud5
6. 1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
7. 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
8. iti a2-ki-ti
9. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) udu
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) [sila4]
2. 6(gesz2) 6(disz) masz2-gal
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. bala-a zi-ga
5. kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
6. ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
7. in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
8. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
  blank space
left
1. 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 6(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats are said to be 'expended in the bala' and are transferred between two Drehem officials)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407474

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 52.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- chip to top right corner.

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 1911.10.479
Accession Number 08101 (SM catalogue: 2566)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189162

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 508

    [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, 508 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407474.
HSS 68, 508 artifact entry (No. P407474). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407474
HSS 68, 508 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407474 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407474},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/29/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 508 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407474.
HSS 68, 508 artifact entry (No. P407474). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407474
HSS 68, 508 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407474 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 508 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407474},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407474
LB  - CDLI:P407474
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - HSS 68, 508 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407474
ER  -
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