HSS 68, 642 (P407613)

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 1911.10.627

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: transfer of one fattened lamb)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 niga
2. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
4. na-lu5
reverse
1. i3-dab5
2. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
  blank space
3. iti masz-da3-gu7
4. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 1(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: transfer of one fattened lamb)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407613

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete.

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.627
Accession Number 08249 (SM catalogue: 2716)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189301

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 642

    [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
2022-08-16 at 09:44:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 642 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407613.
HSS 68, 642 artifact entry (No. P407613). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407613
HSS 68, 642 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407613 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407613},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 642 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407613.
HSS 68, 642 artifact entry (No. P407613). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407613
HSS 68, 642 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407613 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 642 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407613},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407613
LB  - CDLI:P407613
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 642 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407613
ER  -
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