HSS 04, 015 (P110288)

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 1899.02.020

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt(?) for quantities of barley(?) allocated to(?) individually named children of several persons)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

93.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(ban2) 3(disz) ha-la-{d}lamma
2. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-dub-sar dumu-ni
3. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) in-na-mu
4. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-ki-la2-a
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) {d}ba-ba6-di-iri#-na# dumu-ni
6. 3(ban2) 3(disz) hu-li
7. 2(ban2) 2(disz) szer7-da-{d}ba-ba6
8. dumu in-na-mu-me
9. a-ga#-am e2 ur-dun-me
10. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) za-an-bi
11. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sa6-sa6-ga
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}ba-ba6-ku3
13. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-sal4-tug2-u18
14. dumu-ni!-me
15. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nin-e2-gal-e
16. 1(barig)! 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) la-mu-ni-zu
17. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) geme2-{d}suen
18. dumu za-an-na-bi-me
reverse
1. szu 2(ban2) 2(disz) geme2-{d}suen
2. 3(ban2) 3(disz) an-ne2-er2-na dumu-ni
3. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-ukken?-ne2 tug2?
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) {d}ba-ba6-zi
5. dumu-ni-me
6. a-ga-am e2 szutumx(|GI.NA.TUM|)-me
7. szu 3(ban2) 3(disz) pesz2-tur-tur
8. 3(ban2) 3(disz) geme2-kisal dumu-ni
9. 3(ban2) 3(disz) nam-szesz-a
10. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-ku3-zu
11. 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) nin-e2-gal-szesz
12. dumu-ni-me
13. dumu pesz2-tur-tur-me
14. a-ga-am e2 gu2-tul2-me
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt(?) for quantities of barley(?) allocated to(?) individually named children of several persons)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110288

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 93.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete ; long single 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 1899.02.020
Accession Number 01398

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004185

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 15

    [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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-27 at 14:59:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 14:13:26 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, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110288.
HSS 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P110288). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110288
HSS 04, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110288 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110288},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110288
LB  - CDLI:P110288
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - HSS 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110288
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 015 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110288.
HSS 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P110288). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110288
HSS 04, 015 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110288 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110288},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110288
LB  - CDLI:P110288
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - HSS 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110288
ER  -
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