HSS 68, 514 (P407482)

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 1911.10.487

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: lambs and other animals are parts of various deliveries, which are expended from the office of a Drehem official)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 e2-uz-ga
2. mu-kux(DU) ME-{d}isztaran
3. ur-{d}ba-ba6 muhaldim maszkim
4. 1(disz) szeg9-bar nita2
5. 5(disz) udu niga 2(disz) udu a-lum niga
6. 1(disz) u8 a-lum niga 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 a-dara4
8. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
reverse
1. a-bi2-si2-im-ti
2. nig2-dab5 u4-nu2-a
3. sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
4. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
5. ki lugal-amar-ku3-ta ba-zi
6. iti szesz-da-gu7
7. mu en-nun-e-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 2(u) 2(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: lambs and other animals are parts of various deliveries, which are expended from the office of a Drehem official)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 42.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 18.0 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 1911.10.487
Accession Number 08109 (SM catalogue: 2575)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189170

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 514

    [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 13:19:03 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, 514 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407482.
HSS 68, 514 artifact entry (No. P407482). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407482
HSS 68, 514 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407482 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407482},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 514 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407482.
HSS 68, 514 artifact entry (No. P407482). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407482
HSS 68, 514 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407482 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 514 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407482
LB  - CDLI:P407482
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - HSS 68, 514 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407482
ER  -
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