HSS 04, 002 (P110275)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 1899.02.290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: barley and wool rations for nu-gis.kiri6 gis gal.gal / u3 nu-gis.kiri6 gestin in Guabba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

177.0 mm × 115.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 {d}utu-ba-e3
2. SIG7-a 1(u) 4(disz) ur-bad-ra2
3. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-iti-da
4. dumu geme2-{gesz}dar-du3
5. 5(ban2) ur#-{gesz}dar-du3
  blank space
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}na#-ru2-a
7. dumu-ni-me#
8. 1(barig) 4(asz) gu2-gil#?
9. 1(barig) 4(disz) e2-iti-da#
10. dumu ku3-nin-ga2#
11. 4(ban2) tug2 {d#}na-ru2#-a#-bi2#-du11#
12. SIG7-a# 1(disz)# tug2 lu2#-{d}nin-mar{ki}
13. ur#-gu-la# i3-dab5#
14. 1(barig) 4(disz) u2#-u2
15. 1(barig) tug2 ur#-dub-szen#
16. bar-ta-e3# i3-dab5#
17. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-mes#
18. [1(barig)] 4(disz) giri3-ni-i3#-sa6#
19. [n] ur-sze-il2#-la#
  blank space
20. x 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma
21. [x]-zi i3-dab5#
22. [x] ba-zi
23. [x ur]-e-kur2#-ra#
24. [...] lu2#-uszur2#-bar#-ra# dumu-ni#
25. [x]-ni i3#-dab5#
26. [...]-banda3#{da#}
27. [...]-mu
28. [...] dumu#-ni
29. [...]-x
30. [...]
column 2
1. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-tul2-sag
2. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu-ni
3. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
4. 2(ban2) 2(disz) di-ku5-i3#-zu dumu-ni
5. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3#-sa6#
6. lugal#-nam2-mah# i3#-dab5#
7. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-{d}pa#-bil2#-sag#
8. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}na#-ru2#-a#
9. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) 4(disz) ku#-li#
10. SIG7#-a# n lu2#-uru11#{ki#}
11. 5(ban2) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}nin#-szubur#
12. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ur#-{d}[su4]-an-na
13. szesz#-szesz i3#-dab5#
14. 1(barig) ab#-ba#-du10#-ga#
15. 4(disz) tug2 ur#-bar#-uh#-KA#?
16. da#-da# i3#-dab5#
17. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ur2#-nig2#-du10#
18. 1(barig) 4(disz) mar#-tu#
19. 2(ban2) 2(disz) x-x-x-x
20. {d}nin#-mar{ki} x-x
21. 4(disz) tug2# ur#?-{d}li9#-si4#
22. SIG7#-a# x AN#-[...]-du#
23. du11#-ga#-[ni] i3#-dab5#
24. 5(ban2) 4(disz) lu2#-{d#}na#-ru2#-a#
25. SIG7#-a 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-{d#}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|)#
26. 3(ban2) 3(disz) x-e#-si
27. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lugal#-ku3#?-zu
28. dumu-ni#-me#
29. SIG7#-a 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#-x-an-na#
30. 3(ban2) tug2 ab-ba-du10#-ga#
31. 2(ban2) 2(disz) a-ba-x#-bi#?
32. dumu#-ni#-[me]
33. [...]
column 3
1. SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2 szesz-kal-la
2. 4(ban2) tug2 lu2-nam-tar-ra
3. 3(ban2) tug2 lugal-ur-sag
4. {d}utu-si-sa2 i3-dab5
5. SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2 lugal-sukkal
6. 3(ban2) tug2 ur-mes dumu-ni
7. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-kisal
8. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5
9. 3(ban2) 3(disz) lu2-{d}en-ki
10. al-la i3-dab5
11. 3(ban2) {d}utu-me-lam2-bi2
12. lugal#-si-sa2 i3-dab5
13. 4(ban2) 3(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
14. lugal-ab-ba i3-dab5
15. 1(barig) 4(disz) ab-ba-gu-la
16. 1(barig) 4(disz) bar-ra-ab-e3
17. 1(barig) tug2 iri{ki}-du10
18. 2(ban2) 2(disz) be6-li2 dumu-ni
19. ab-ba-gu-la i3-dab5
20. 1(barig) 4(disz) {d}utu-ba-e3
21. 1(ban2) 1(disz) igi-la2-ni-gi4 dumu-ni
22. 1(barig) 4(disz) x-x-si-ga
23. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-inim-gi-na
24. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu-ni
25. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-sa2-bi2
26. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur#?-{d}lamma
27. 1(barig) 4(disz) ubur3-ubur3#?
28. 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na dumu-ni
29. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag
30. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-nimgir
31. 1(barig) 4(disz) iri-mu-ma-du10
32. 1(barig) 4(disz) ka-tur-ra
33. 3(ban2) tug2 {d}utu-ba-e3 dumu-ni
34. [ur?]-bara2-si-ga i3-dab5
reverse
column 1
1. [n] ab-ba-du10-ga
2. [...] i3-dab5
3. [n e2]-iti-da
4. [n] lu2#?-{d}inanna
5. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a
6. [n] n lu2-hu-rim3{ki}
7. 1(ban2)# 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) lu2-uszur2-bar-ra
8. [dumu]-ni-me
9. [n] e2#-iti-da
10. [n x]-x-sa6-ga
11. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a dumu-ni
12. [n ...]-x-da-an-dul3
13. [n x]-x-gu-za-na
14. [n x]-li
15. [n] lu2#?-{d}na-ru2-a
16. [n] lu2-nimgir
17. dumu#-ni#-me
18. SIG7#-a# 1(barig) tug2 ur-lugal
19. e2#-iti-da i3-dab5
20. 4(ban2)# tug2# lu2-{d}na-ru2-a gal
21. 1(barig)#? 4(disz) lu2-gu-la [...]
22. usz2 1(ban2) ur-{d}su4#-an-na
23. szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 4(disz)-ta
24. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 1(barig)
25. szunigin 7(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig) 4(disz)-ta
26. szunigin 4(disz) gurusz SIG7-a 1(barig) tug2-ta
27. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) 4(disz)-ta
28. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 5(ban2) tug2-ta
29. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 5(ban2)-ta
30. szunigin 2(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
31. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 4(ban2) tug2-ta
32. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) 3(disz)-ta
33. szunigin 5(disz) gurusz 3(ban2) tug2-ta
34. szunigin 1(disz) gurusz 3(ban2)
35. szunigin 7(disz) dumu 2(ban2) 2(disz)-ta
36. szunigin 7(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz)
37. szunigin 3(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 1(disz)-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ur#?-{d}[...]
2'. [1(barig)] 4(disz)# lu2#-{d}[...]
3'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-ku-[...]
4'. dumu lu2#-ti# ba-usz2#
5'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}na-ru2#-a#
6'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal#-inim#-gi-na#
7'. 1(barig) 4(disz) esz3#-ki#-du10#
8'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2-{d}utu
  blank space
9'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}na-ru2-a
10'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#-{d}nin-szubur#
11'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-ab-ba
12'. 5(ban2) 4(disz) nin-ga2-i3-gi
13'. 1(barig) 4(disz) lu2#?-{d}inanna
14'. 1(barig) 4(disz) {gesz}dar-du3 ma2-a
15'. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-bara2-si-ga
  blank space
  erasures
16'. 4(ban2) tug2 nam-iri-na
17'. 1(barig) 4(disz) ur-{d}lamma
column 3
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. sze-ba siki-ba
2'. nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesz gal#-gal
3'. u3 nu-{gesz}kiri6 gesztin
4'. iti GAN2-masz-ta
5'. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
  blank space
6'. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: barley and wool rations for nu-gis.kiri6 gis gal.gal / u3 nu-gis.kiri6 gestin in Guabba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110275

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 177.0 mm × 115.0 mm × 33.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.: some chipping at lower left edge and lower edge; rev.: upper half of 2 and 1/2 cols. broken; large tablet; 3 col. format

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
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 1899.02.290
Accession Number 01668

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004172

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 2

    [Hussey1915HSS4] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part II: From the Time of the Dynasty of Ur. Harvard Semitic Series 4. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-11-20 at 10:42:01 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2017-04-17 at 17:36:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 16:27:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 12:20:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-26 at 11:13:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:02:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110275.
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (No. P110275). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110275
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110275 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 002 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110275},
}


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TI  - HSS 04, 002 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110275.
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (No. P110275). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110275
HSS 04, 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110275 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110275},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110275
LB  - CDLI:P110275
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - HSS 04, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110275
ER  -
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