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

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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

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
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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 93.0 high × 51.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete ; long single col. format
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

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

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.020
  • Accession No.: 01398

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-08-27 at 14:59:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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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: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	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  - 2026/1/15/
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: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	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  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - HSS 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110288
ER  -
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