HSS 68, 556 (P407526)

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 1911.10.534

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: receipt of sheep and goats over several days)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila4 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2
3. u4 3(u)-kam
4. iti a2-ki-ti
5. 2(u) 3(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
6. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen
7. 4(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 2(disz) masz2
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
4. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
5. du11-ga i3-dab5
  blank space
  seal impression
6. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu la-na kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: receipt of sheep and goats over several days)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407526

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. salt blob on center of reverse; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed

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 1911.10.534
Accession Number 08156 (SM catalogue: 2623)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189214

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 556

    [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
2022-02-22 at 15:22:22 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, 556 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407526.
HSS 68, 556 artifact entry (No. P407526). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407526
HSS 68, 556 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407526 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407526},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 556 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407526.
HSS 68, 556 artifact entry (No. P407526). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407526
HSS 68, 556 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407526 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407526},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407526
LB  - CDLI:P407526
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - HSS 68, 556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407526
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