HSS 68, 526 (P407494)

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 1911.10.502

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of large numbers of livestock over a period of several years)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
2. e2-muhaldim u4-da sa2-a
3. iti ezem-an-na
4. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu ba-usz2
6. ad6 kusz-bi e2-gal-sze3 ba-an-kux(KWU636)
reverse
1. mu en ga-esz5{ki} ba-hun
2. 2(u) 7(disz) udu ga-esz5{ki}-ta
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. 1(u) 1(disz) udu ba-usz2 gid2-dam
5. 1(u) 6(disz) udu giri3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
6. ur-mes i3-dab5
7. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
8. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
9. bar-ta gal2-la
10. [x] SZE RI KA GA? TA?
left
1. ki a-ha-an-ni-szu-ta ba-zi
2. 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 8(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of large numbers of livestock over a period of several years)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407494

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 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 1911.10.502
Accession Number 08124 (SM catalogue: 2590)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189182

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 526

    [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
2022-08-15 at 16:43:24 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, 526 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407494.
HSS 68, 526 artifact entry (No. P407494). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407494
HSS 68, 526 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407494 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 526 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407494},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P407494
M1  - 2026/10/22/
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 526 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407494.
HSS 68, 526 artifact entry (No. P407494). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407494
HSS 68, 526 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407494 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 526 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407494},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407494
LB  - CDLI:P407494
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - HSS 68, 526 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407494
ER  -
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