HSS 68, 577 (P499512)

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 1911.10.556

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) masz2-gal
3. szu-gid2
4. ki na-lu5-ta
5. du11-ga i3-dab5
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-mes
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu la-na kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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/P499512

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 1911.10.556
Accession Number

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 577

    [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
2022-03-04 at 17:25:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-12-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 577 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 25, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499512.
HSS 68, 577 artifact entry (No. P499512). (2016, December 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499512
HSS 68, 577 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499512 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {dec 25},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499512},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 577 Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 25, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499512.
HSS 68, 577 artifact entry (No. P499512). (2016, December 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499512
HSS 68, 577 artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499512 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {dec 25},
	title = {HSS 68, 577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499512},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499512},
}

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DA  - 2016/12/25/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499512
LB  - CDLI:P499512
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 68, 577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499512
ER  - 
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