HSS 04, 013 (P110286)

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 1899.02.033

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of workers at the Ningirsu canal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

89.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 1(disz) tu-<ra> gurusz
2. ur-gu-la i3-dab5
3. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 4(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 1(disz) tu
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
5. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 3(disz) tu
6. ur-dun i3-dab5
7. 6(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
8. 3(u) gurusz 8(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 6(disz) sze-IL2 5(disz) tu ugula lu2-nimgir
9. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 2(disz) tu
10. ur-ba-gara2 i3-dab5
11. 7(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 2/3(disz) 1(disz) tu
column 2
1. ARAD2 i3-dab5#
2. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) [x tu]
3. ab-ba-dingir i3-[dab5]
4. 3(disz) gurusz 1(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 2(disz) [tu]
5. ha-an-ti i3-dab5
6. 6(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu
7. ur-ga2-nun i3-dab5
8. 4(disz) gurusz
9. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a i3-dab5
10. 5(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
11. ur-{d}lamma i3-dab5
12. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
13. 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz 7(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 8(disz) tu 1(u) 5(disz) sze-IL2
14. ugula bad3-da-bad3-da
15. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
reverse
column 1
1. ba-zi i3-dab5
2. 3(disz) 1(asz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
3. lu2-uszur2-bar-ra i3-dab5
4. 4(disz) gurusz 2(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
5. na-silim i3-dab5
6. 4(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
7. e2-he2-gal2 i3-dab5
8. 6(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
9. sza3-ku3-ge i3-dab5
10. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
11. u4-la-ba-da-szu4 i3-dab5
12. 5(disz) gurusz sze-IL2
13. 6(disz) gurusz a-nigin2-na gub-ba
14. 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz 3(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz) 6(disz)? tu 5(disz) sze-IL2 6(disz) a-nigin2-na gub#-[ba] ugula ur-{d}nin-gesz-[zi]-da
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) gurusz
2. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1/2(disz)
3. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) tu gurusz
4. sahar-a gub-ba
5. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) sze-IL2
6. szunigin 6(disz) a-nigin2!-na gub-ba
  blank space
7. i7 {d}nin-gir2-su gub-ba
8. u4 1(disz)-kam
9. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
10. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: account of workers at the Ningirsu canal)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110286

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 89.0 mm × 60.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; 2 columns per side

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 1899.02.033
Accession Number 01411

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004183

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 13

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 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 10:03:04 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, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110286.
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P110286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110286
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110286 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110286
LB  - CDLI:P110286
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - HSS 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110286
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 013 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110286.
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (No. P110286). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110286
HSS 04, 013 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110286 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110286},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110286},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110286
LB  - CDLI:P110286
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - HSS 04, 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110286
ER  -
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