HSS 04, 007 (P110280)

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 1899.02.294

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain payments to workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
2. kiszib3 ab-ba-mu szandana
3. 4(asz) 1(barig) gur e2-he2-gal2 dumu gu2-u3-mu
4. [...] 3(asz) 3(ban2)? gur ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
5. gu2 i7 idigna-ta
6. giri3# nin-a-na-ur-x-x
7. 2(asz) gur ka-tar-{d}ba-ba6
8. [x] nimgir-iszib-mah du3-a-ku5 {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
9. guru7 bur-sag-ta
10. giri3 ur-mes nu-banda3
11. szunigin# 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
12. sza3-bi-ta
13. 1(barig) SIG7-a da-da
14. 1(barig) SIG7-a du11-ge
15. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-ki-gu-la
16. 1(barig) SIG7-a bur-ma-am3
17. 1(barig) SIG7-a lugal-u2-szim-e
18. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(barig) SIG7-a lu2-giri17-zal
20. 1(barig) SIG7-a im-ma-szi-a
21. 1(barig) SIG7-a lu2-giri17-zal min
22. 1(barig) SIG7-a {d}utu-mu
23. x [...] x-x-x
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]
28. [...]
column 2
1. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}nansze
2. 1(barig) SIG7-a lugal-ig-kusz2
3. 1(barig) i3-li2-mu
4. libir-am3
5. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-sa6-ga
6. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}lamma
7. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}nin-sun2
8. 3(disz) SIG7-a e2-sag-ga2-la
9. dah libir
10. ($ blank space $) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2)
11. {gesz}kiri6 {d}szul-gi-a2-kalam-ma
12. 1(barig) SIG7-a dingir-bu3-u2-a
13. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
14. {gesz}kiri6 gesztin gar3-szum{ki}
15. 1(barig) SIG7-a il-<ki>-ib-ri
16. 1(barig) SIG7-a dingir-ra
17. 1(barig) SIG7-a lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
18. 1(barig) nig2-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(barig) ur-{d}utu dumu nin-ma2-gur8-re
20. ($ blank space $) 1(asz)
21. {gesz}kiri6# {d}nin-gir2-su-kun-erim2
22. 1(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir
23. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
24. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-du10-ga
25. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}gilgames3
26. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
27. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su sza13-dub-ba
28. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}su4-an-na
29. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}lugal-edin-ka
30. ($ blank space $) 2(barig)
31. [{gesz}kiri6] ga#-esz8
32. [...] eb#-la
33. [...] x
34. [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] du# NE# bu#?
2'. {d}utu#-bar-ra
3'. 1(iku) 5(disz) sila3 iti GAN2-masz
4'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
5'. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
6'. 1(iku) iti GAN2-masz
7'. 1(disz) iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
8'. sza3-ba-na-sig
9'. dumu lugal-sa6-ga SIG7-a-me
10'. 1(barig) SIG7-a lugal-sa6-ga
11'. 1(barig) ARAD2-dam
12'. 1(barig) lugal-ur2-ra-ni!(GAG)
13'. libir-am3
14'. 1(barig) SIG7-a lugal-i3-sa6
15'. 1(barig) ur2-nig2-du10
16'. dah libir
17'. ($ blank space $) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
18'. {gesz}kiri6 ma-ni
19'. 1(barig) SIG7-a nig2-szu-na-kam
20'. 1(barig) SIG7-a lu2-{d}ba-ba6
21'. ($ blank space $) 2(barig)
22' {gesz}kiri6 gi6-edin-{d}ba-ba6
23' 1(barig) sig7-a a2-AN-ASZ2-da
24'. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
25'. {gesz}kiri6 ge6-edin-{d}nin-gir2-su
26'. 1(barig) SIG7-a lugal-sza3-la2
27'. 3(ban2) SIG7-a im-za
28'. 4(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6
29'. ($ blank space $) 2(barig) 1(ban2)
30'. {gesz}kiri6 gu-la sza3-iri
31'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-sa6-ga
32'. 1(barig) lu2 hul-dim2-ma
33'. 1(barig) SIG7-a a-zi-mu
34'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-mes
35'. 1(barig) SIG7-a pa3-da
36'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ku3-{d}nansze#
37'. 1(barig) SIG7-a kal-la
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-[...]
2'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ba-zi
3'. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 1(barig)
4'. {gesz}kiri6 ur-ma-ma
5'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}lamma
6'. 1(barig) SIG7-a {d}ba-ba6-da
7'. 1(barig) SIG7-a a2-ra-an
8'. 1(barig) nimgir-iszib-mah
9'. 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz ur-nig2
10'. ($ blank space $) 4(barig) 3(ban2)
11'. {gesz}kiri6 en-ne
12'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}ig-alim
13'. ($ blank space $) 1(barig)
14'. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-szubur
15'. 1(barig) SIG7-a masz-tur
16'. 1(barig) SIG7-a e2-hi-li
17'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}utu
18'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ur-{d}sza-u18-sza
19'. ($ blank space $) 4(barig)
20'. {gesz}kiri6 ur-dam
21'. 1(barig) SIG7-a ku5-da
22'. 1(barig) SIG7-a lu2-nimgir
23'. ($ blank space $) 2(barig)
24'. {gesz}kiri6 {d}nin-mar{ki!}
25'. 1(barig) giri3-{d}nansze-i3-dab5
26'. 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2
27'. lu2 gukkal# na-gab2!-tum-me
28'. szunigin 8(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
29'. ugula ab-ba-mu
  blank space
30'. szunigin2 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
31'. zi-ga
32'. 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur nig2-gal2-la
33'. sze-ba a-bala du3-a-ku5-ne
34'. iti GAN2-masz
35'. u3 iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
left
1. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: grain payments to workers)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.48.01.00 to Šulgi.48.02.00 (us2-us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110280

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
break at one end of tablet --&gt; a few lines missing from lower obv./upper rev; large tablet; 2 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 1899.02.294
Accession Number 01672

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004177

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 7

    [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
2026-07-31 at 19:35:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-11-13 at 18:08:16 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-11-13 at 18:04:03 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110280.
HSS 04, 007 artifact entry (No. P110280). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110280
HSS 04, 007 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110280 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	title = {HSS 04, 007 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110280},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110280.
HSS 04, 007 artifact entry (No. P110280). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110280
HSS 04, 007 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110280 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110280},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110280
LB  - CDLI:P110280
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - HSS 04, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110280
ER  -
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